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按说 (àn shuō): Presumably / According to reason (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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按说 consists of 2 characters.

to press down; to push

How to Use 按说 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 按说 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

àn按

shuō说

yīng应

gāi该

neutral

should, in theory

àn按

shuō说

bù不

gāi该

neutral

should not, in theory

Idiomwith按理

àn按

lǐ理

àn按

shuō说

Adverb + Predicatewith如此

àn按

shuō说

rú如

cǐ此

Example Sentences with 按说

àn按

shuō说

，

jīn今

tiān天

yīng应

gāi该

formal

Written

by rights and in theory

formal

Written

should be so, theoretically

xià下

yǔ雨

。

It should rain today, according to what is expected.

àn按

shuō说

，

yǐ以

tā他

de的

zī资

lì历

hé和

jīng经

yàn验

，

jìn晋

shēng升

shì是

lǐ理

suǒ所

dāng当

rán然

de的

。

Presumably, given his qualifications and experience, promotion should be a matter of course.

àn按

shuō说

zhè这

ge个

shí时

jiān间

diǎn点

，

jiāo交

tōng通

bú不

yīng应

gāi该

rú如

cǐ此

yōng拥

dǔ堵

，

duì对

ba吧

？

Presumably, traffic shouldn't be this congested at this hour, right?

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àn按

shuō说

，

tā他

yīng应

gāi该

yǐ已

jīng经

dào到

xué学

xiào校

le了

，

dàn但

hái还

méi没

kàn看

dào到

tā他

。

He should have arrived at school by now, but I haven't seen him yet.

àn按

shuō说

huì会

yì议

zǎo早

yǐ已

jié结

shù束

，

àn按

shuō说

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

zuó昨

tiān天

jiù就

àn按

shuō说

，

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

yīng应

gāi该

àn按

shuō说

tā他

de的

néng能

lì力

zú足

yǐ以

shèng胜

tā

他

què却

chí迟

chí迟

méi没

yǒu有

fǎn返

huí回

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

。

The meeting should have ended long ago, but he hasn't returned to the office yet.

gāi该

tí提

jiāo交

，

dàn但

shì事

shí实

bìng并

fēi非

rú如

cǐ此

。

This report should have been submitted yesterday, but that is not the case.

hěn

很

shùn顺

lì利

，

dàn但

yù遇

dào到

le了

yī一

xiē些

yì意

wài外

wèn问

tí题

。

This project should have gone smoothly, but we encountered some unexpected issues.

rèn

任

，

zhǐ只

shì是

quē缺

fá乏

yì一

xiē些

shí实

jiàn践

jīng经

yàn验

。

Presumably, his ability is sufficient for the job, he just lacks some practical experience.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 按说.

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按时àn shíHSK 4
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按捺àn nà
按摩àn mó
按理àn lǐ
按钮àn niǔ
按键àn jiàn
按理说àn lǐ shuō

Words with 说

说话shuō huàHSK 2
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
说明shuō míngHSK 4
传说chuán shuōHSK 5
再说zài shuō
别说bié shuō
劝说quàn shuō
听说tīng shuō