shuō bu shàng
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  • 1

    v.be unable to say or tell; can’t say for sure (because of a lack of knowledge)

    • tā yě shuō bu shàng shū diàn de lù zěn me zǒu

      说不上书店怎么

      He can't tell how to get to the bookstore either.

    • wǒ shuō bu shàng tā dào dǐ lái bù lái

      说不上到底

      I can't say whether she is coming or not.

    • zhè jiàn shì wǒ yě shuō bu shàng

      说不上

      For this thing, I cannot say for sure either.

  • 2

    v.be not worth mentioning; can’t be reckoned to be of certain worth

    • zhè xiē zī liào shuō bu shàng shén me jià zhí

      这些资料说不上什么价值

      These materials cannot be said to have any value.

    • tā men de huì jiàn jí biàn shuō bu shàng qīng sōng yú kuài dàn yě shì qīn qiè de

      他们会见即便说不上轻松愉快也是亲切

      Their meeting is cordial, if hardly relaxed.

    • tā men bèi xuǎn shang gēn běn shuō bu shàng shì dài biǎo guó jiā

      他们根本说不上代表国家

      They have in no sense been elected to represent the nation.