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不如说

bùrú shuō
HSK 7

English Meaning

rather say

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
不如说是想征服我
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Do not fool yourself; he does not love me, he just wants to own me like a trophy.”

1. PREVIOUS

心悦我

“He loves me?”

“I'd say he wanted to master me.”

3. NEXT

他对全天下好的东西 哪样没有征服欲

“He always longs to claim anything fine in the world.”

《白日提灯​》 · crisis_and_conflict
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不如说蛊惑的另有其人
HSK 5 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You are suspecting the wrong person; the real mastermind is still hiding.”

1. PREVIOUS

还能蛊惑圣上呢 与其说谢燕来蛊惑圣上

“He can even manipulate His Majesty. I would rather say”

“someone else manipulates His Majesty.”

3. NEXT

长公主对谢燕芳肯定是不信的

“The Grand Princess does not trust Xie Yanfang.”

《翘楚》 · historical_and_court
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您又不是不了解他 我说服他 我还不如说服地球
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You know how stubborn he is, so stop asking me to do the impossible.”

1. PREVIOUS

那你应该跟他讲道理呀 说服他 我说服他

“Then you should reason with him, try to convince him. Convince him?”

“You know what he's like. I'd have better luck convincing the earth”

3. NEXT

自东向西转呢

“to spin westward.”

《家事法庭》 · daily_life
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