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Scoobyqueen -

I have just come back from a course in China and have in my notes what I believe to be:

不算

Meaning "not good". I am unable to find it in the dictionary and am wondering if I have noted it
down incorrectly. Does the term exist?

Thanks in advance for any "light shedding".

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skylee -

Take a look at the Lin Yutang Dictionary -> http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-...ry=wholerecord

Quote:

他的話說了不算 his words do not count;

Quote:

算數（兒） [suan4shu4]2 ([er0]), v.i., to count; (words) to be taken seriously:
你說的話算數兒不算 do you mean what you say?

Also from the Lin Yutang Dictionary -> http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-...ry=wholerecord

Quote:

說了不算 words do not count, just talk;

imron -

It means something like "doesn't count", or "is not considered as"

Scoobyqueen -

Hi Imron,

Thank you for that. Now I all of a sudden do remember having read it before in some book
containing 400 ambiguous HSK expressions used like "dont count on what I say, but pay attention to
what the manager says."

Thanks for indirectly jogging my memory.

Scoobyqueen -

Sorry forgot to thank Skylee too for illuminating its use and providing a good source.

monto -

Another branch of meaning of 不算：

他说了不算 —— He has no say.
我说了才算 —— It is I who have the say.

In English he just has no "say", but In Chinese, logically he can say anything but what he says
will not be considered as a decision.

nnt -

不算多= not so much
不算什么= not a big deal, not so important

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