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说不

say no; refuse, say that one won’t do something

→ 说
phrase Very common #1,267
say no; refuse Used to express disagreement or rejection.
CH: 她向这个提议说不。
EN: She said no to this proposal.

如果你说不的话，我除了杀掉你就别无选择了

If you say no, I'll have no choice but to kill you.

— 罗生门 (1950)

我们想说对仇恨说不

We want to say no to hate.

— 智利说不 (2012)

向政府说不

Say no to the government.

— 智利说不 (2012)

他们从未要求释放这么多人如果军方说不

They never asked for the release of so many people if the military said no.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

真的有时候人得学会说不

Sometimes you really have to learn to say no.

— 触不可及 (2011)

对暴力说不

Say no to violence.

— 智利说不 (2012)

对暴力说不!

Say no to violence!

— 智利说不 (2012)

我没有勇气答应也没有勇气说不

I don't have the courage to say yes or no.

— 摔跤吧！爸爸 (2016)

你这是说不?

Are you saying no?

— 生吃 (2017)

对饥饿说不!

Say no to hunger!

— 智利说不 (2012)

对自杀说不!

Say no to suicide!

— 智利说不 (2012)

你这孩子咋说不录就不录了呢

Come on, kid, how can you just decide not to record it anymore?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

phrase Rare #32,417
say that one won’t do something Used before a verb to report saying no to that action; often appears in the pattern 说不……就不…… (“say you won’t … and then not …”).
CH: 你怎么说不去就不去了？
EN: How can you just say you won’t go and then not go?

越南大屠杀的人我们相信光说不练是错的

As for those involved in the Vietnam massacre, we believe that merely talking without taking action is wrong.

— 巴德尔和迈因霍夫集团 (2008)

您这话说的说不飞就不飞了

You say you’re not flying, and just like that, you’re not flying?

— The Captain (2019)

你咋说不录就不录了呢？

How come you just decided not to record it?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

干嘛老是说不相关的话

Why do you always keep saying things that are irrelevant?

— 分手的决心 (2022)