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In the ordinary course of events in Chinese: 按说 (àn shuō)

àn shuō

in the ordinary course of events

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 按說1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally

Stroke order

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ㄢˋ

àn

ㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

按说

Simplified

按說

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 按说这个时候不该下雨。

    àn shuō zhè ge shí hòu bù gāi xià yǔ。

    Normally it shouldn't be raining at this time of year.

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Related words

说

shuō

to speak

按

àn

to press

说话

shuō huà

to speak

按时

àn shí

on time

按照

àn zhào

according to

说明

shuō míng

to explain

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

传说

chuán shuō

legend

胡说

hú shuō

to talk nonsense

据说

jù shuō

it is said that

说服

shuō fú

to persuade

听说

tīng shuō

to hear (sth said)

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