<p>快 (quick; hurry) here is a [command/ demand exclamation] We use it in front of a verb or verb phrase to stress the urgency, demands immediate compliance.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>(a request) 别说了 = &quot;you've said enough&quot; or &quot;stop talking&quot; (no tone indicated)</p>
</li>
<li><p>(a demand) 快别说了 = shut up (快住口) or 'Stop talking! Now!'</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>It is similar to 'Now!' in English</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>Drop your weapon. (no tone indicated)</p>
<p>Drop your weapon! Now! (commanding/ urgent tone)</p>
<p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>快住手 = hurry and stop = <strong>Stop! Now!</strong></p>
</li>
<li><p>快去救人 = hurry and go save people = Go save people! Now</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Note:</p>
<p>快 can also be used as the short form of '就快' (soon) or '快要' (almost)</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>(就)快沒彈藥了 - out of ammunition soon</p>
<p>(就)快餓死了 - starving to death soon</p>
<p>快(要)沒彈藥了 - almost out of ammunition</p>
<p>快(要)餓死了 - almost (about to) starve to death</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I think this is the 快 as in 快乐 or 愉快 and the basic meaning is &quot;if it please you, will you please&quot; from an older meaning of 快: 高兴舒服 happy, feeling well</p>
<p>快别说了<br />
<em>Please</em> stop talking!</p>
<p>大牛，快别吹牛了！<br />
Daniel, please don't brag.</p>
<p>But often this 快 will get lost in translation.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>别说了 - is a general statement of &quot;Stop it (talking), I don't want to hear/discuss it&quot;.</p>
<p>快别说了 - usually has a sub/hidden-clause attached to it, &quot;Stop it (talking), because.... (a reason or concern that makes the talking inappropriate that may lead to adverse consequence)&quot;, such as 快别说了, 别惹麻煩.</p>
<p>So the difference is the urgency, obviously the latter is more critical than the former. But there is nothing wrong if you say 别说了, 别惹麻煩 (a general statement).</p>

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r13
<p>I understand what is the meaning of 别说了.  What is 快 doing?  According to Google Translate:  快别说了 as “Stop talking”.  别说了 as “do not talk”.</p>
<p>Does the 快 change the tone of 别说了?  If so, how do you translate differently from Google?</p>

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Stop VS Stop immediately. Compare to 停 vs 快停.
dan
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快别说了 vs 别说了: tone changed?
# 快别说了 vs 别说了: tone changed?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-21)

I understand what is the meaning of 别说了. What is 快 doing? According to Google Translate: 快别说了 as “Stop talking”. 别说了 as “do not talk”.

Does the 快 change the tone of 别说了? If so, how do you translate differently from Google?

**Tags:** vocabulary, sentence-structure

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Stop VS Stop immediately. Compare to 停 vs 快停.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-05-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

快 (quick; hurry) here is a [command/ demand exclamation] We use it in front of a verb or verb phrase to stress the urgency, demands immediate compliance.

* (a request) 别说了 = "you've said enough" or "stop talking" (no tone indicated)
* (a demand) 快别说了 = shut up (快住口) or 'Stop talking! Now!'

It is similar to 'Now!' in English

Example:

Drop your weapon. (no tone indicated)

Drop your weapon! Now! (commanding/ urgent tone)

**Edit:**

* 快住手 = hurry and stop = **Stop! Now!**
* 快去救人 = hurry and go save people = Go save people! Now

Note:

快 can also be used as the short form of '就快' (soon) or '快要' (almost)

Example:

(就)快沒彈藥了 - out of ammunition soon

(就)快餓死了 - starving to death soon

快(要)沒彈藥了 - almost out of ammunition

快(要)餓死了 - almost (about to) starve to death


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-05-21. Score: 1

I think this is the 快 as in 快乐 or 愉快 and the basic meaning is "if it please you, will you please" from an older meaning of 快: 高兴舒服 happy, feeling well

快别说了  
*Please* stop talking!

大牛，快别吹牛了！  
Daniel, please don't brag.

But often this 快 will get lost in translation.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-05-21. Score: 1

别说了 - is a general statement of "Stop it (talking), I don't want to hear/discuss it".

快别说了 - usually has a sub/hidden-clause attached to it, "Stop it (talking), because.... (a reason or concern that makes the talking inappropriate that may lead to adverse consequence)", such as 快别说了, 别惹麻煩.

So the difference is the urgency, obviously the latter is more critical than the former. But there is nothing wrong if you say 别说了, 别惹麻煩 (a general statement).


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