别提了
bié tí le
Pinyin

Definition

别提了
 - 
bié tí le
  1. say no more
  2. don't bring it up
  3. drop the subject

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

了
le
  1. 1 (completed action marker)
  2. 2 (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了解
liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
提前
tí qián
  1. 1 to shift to an earlier date
  2. 2 to do sth ahead of time
  3. 3 in advance
提醒
tí xǐng
  1. 1 to remind
  2. 2 to call attention to
  3. 3 to warn of
为了
wèi le
  1. 1 in order to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 so as to
除了
chú le
  1. 1 besides
  2. 2 apart from (... also...)
  3. 3 in addition to
  4. 4 except (for)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
下不了台
xià bu liǎo tái
  1. 1 to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully
  2. 2 to be put on the spot
  3. 3 to be embarrassed
不了了之
bù liǎo liǎo zhī
  1. 1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
  2. 2 to end up with nothing definite
不在了
bù zài le
  1. 1 to be dead
  2. 2 to have passed away
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
不行了
bù xíng le
  1. 1 (coll.) on the point of death
  2. 2 dying
不见了
bù jiàn le
  1. 1 to have disappeared
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 nowhere to be found
中提琴
zhōng tí qín
  1. 1 viola
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
  1. 1 amazing
  2. 2 terrific
  3. 3 extraordinary
了了
liǎo liǎo
  1. 1 to realize clearly
  2. 2 to settle a matter
  3. 3 to get it over with
了事
liǎo shì
  1. 1 to dispose of a matter
  2. 2 to be done with it
了却
liǎo què
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to settle
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
了局
liǎo jú
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 conclusion
  3. 3 solution

Idioms (20)

一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
  1. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 as different as can be
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
  1. 1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
  1. 1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
  1. 1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
  2. 2 invigorating
  3. 3 bracing
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
  1. 1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

Sample Sentences

别提了，空乘人员全是阿姨级的，那腰都能堵住过道了，简直惨不忍睹。
bié tí le ，kōngchéng rényuán quán shì āyíjí de ，nà yāo dōu néng dǔ zhù guòdào le ，jiǎnzhí cǎnbùrěndǔ 。
Don't ask, all the air hostesses were middle aged, with hips that blocked the whole aisle, it was simply unbearable to watch.
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别提了，那晚我半夜给她打电话求婚，她认为我是装鬼吓她，瞎胡闹。还说没发现我藏在她枕头下面的戒指。
bié tí le ，nà wǎn wǒ bànyè gěi tā dǎ diànhuà qiúhūn ，tā rènwéi wǒ shì zhuāng guǐ xià tā ，xiāhúnào 。hái shuō méi fāxiàn wǒ cáng zài tā zhěntóu xiàmian de jièzhi 。
Don't mention that. That night when I called her at midnight to propose, she thought I was pretending to be a ghost to scare her and fool around. And she said she didn't find the ring I hid underneath her pillow.
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别提了，半个月的工资都没了。下个月我要多加点班。
biétíle ，bàn gè yuè de gōngzī dōu méi le 。xiàgeyuè wǒ yào duō jiā diǎn bān 。
Don't mention that. I have lost half a month's pay. Next month I have to work more overtime.
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唉，别提了。我刚到那里，就被一个美国朋友问：“听说，中国人不怎么在乎牙齿，这是真的吗？”结果害得我越看我的牙越丑，都不敢笑了。
ài ，bié tí le 。wǒ gāng dào nàlǐ ，jiù bèi yī gè Měiguó péngyou wèn ：“tīngshuō ，Zhōngguórén bù zěnme zàihu yáchǐ ，zhè shì zhēnde ma ？”jiéguǒ hàide wǒ yuè kàn wǒ de yá yuè chǒu ，dōu bùgǎn xiào le 。
Jeez, don't remind me. Right when I got there, my American friend asked: “I've heard that Chinese don't really care about their teeth. Is that true?” As a result I was afraid that the more I showed my teeth, the more ugly I'd seem and I didn't even dare to smile.
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咳，别提了。
hài ，bié tí le 。
Ah, don't bring it up.
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别提了，真是人山人海。我投了几家公司。他们那里简历都堆成小山了。也许根本就看不到我的。真羡慕你啊。我们导师什么都不管。
bié tí le ，zhēn shì rénshānrénhǎi 。wǒ tóu le jǐ jiā gōngsī 。tāmen nàlǐ jiǎnlì dōu duī chéng xiǎoshān le 。yěxǔ gēnběn jiù kànbudào wǒ de 。zhēn xiànmù nǐ a 。wǒmen dǎoshī shénme dōu bùguǎn 。
Don't bring it up. It was absolutely packed. I applied to a couple companies, and the stack of resumes on their desks were like small mountains. They might not even see mine. I really envy you. Our advisor doesn't care about us at all.
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