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- "我不想说出来。"
"我不想说出来。"
Translation:I don't want to say it out loud.
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Well that actually is the current default English translation. I guess it was something else a year ago.
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I know Duo's tips section says chūlái, but Yellowbridge dictionary says:
出来 (chūlái) is a verb: to come out; to appear; to arise
出来 (chulai): (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
I feel like 出来 in this skill is actually being used after verbs with the second definition (chulai) meaning coming out.
Can any native or advanced speakers offer their opinion?
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Chinese person here - "I don't want to say it out" should be accepted as well. The Chinese characters for "loud" - 大声 - are not given.
'out loud' is a set phrase, 在这里loud不是形容词. 'I don't want to say it out' sounds 奇怪 in English
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As vertices said, "out loud" is a set English phrase that means using your voice to say something, as opposed to just saying it in your head.
I thought 出来 meant that the verb (说) was a completed action. I still do not understand how 'out loud' is implied. I put: I don't want to speak out. Can any native Chinese speakers clarify this sentence for us.
出來 are linked here. "Come out." 说出来 means that the speach is actually coming out of your mouth.
Look on Google for examples of directional compliments in Chinese. You should also look other verb compliments while you're at it. Like 说话,洗干净,etc. Those are similar.
Also, pro tip: any translation of these like go out, come over, go in, come in, are basically the reverse of what we say in English. 出去,过来,进去,进来。
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因为我的猫不让我告诉别人 the "it" is omitted here after "告诉". in your sentence, "它" will refer to the cat. and your sentence sounds a bit strange. you can also say“因为我的猫不让我对别人说”
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I'm pretty sure this should also accept "I don't want to say it aloud". I suggest it already.
