<p>The one on my mind is “不说别的，（至少/光是）...”. 至少 for positive statements, 光是 for negative ones.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The logic of this was weird to say the least. 不说别的，光是逻辑就很奇怪。</p>
<p>The chorus is very catchy to say the least. 不说别的，至少副歌很容易上口。</p>
</blockquote>

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2015-03-11T22:43:10.140Z
When you use 至少 or 光是, doesn't it make 不说别的 redundant? Unless you are using it for emphasis...
Michael Lai
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@MichaelLai It doesn't sound redundant to me. I think this is an idiomatic usage that both parts are usually used together.
NS.X.
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NS.X.
<p>Looking for a <strong>colloquial</strong> way to translate: <code>to say the least</code> into Chinese.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hujiang.com/ciku/to_say_the_least/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hujiang</a> says:</p>
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<p>to say the least的意思是： 至少可以这样说,退一步说</p>
<p>至少可以这样说,退一步说</p>
</blockquote>
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<blockquote>
<p>英语句子</p>
<p>The logic of this was weird to say the least.</p>
<p>至少可以说，这个逻辑推理是奇怪的。</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>...sounds weird to me....</em></p>
<p>The next example sentence omits the phrase completely:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The chorus is very catchy to say the least.</p>
<p>副歌部分很容易上口。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Most of the examples of <em>至少可以说</em> that I found through <em>Baidu</em> just seem to be translations of English.</p>
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<li>What colloquial/natural ways are there to express <em>to say the least</em> in Chinese?</li>
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2015-02-25T23:27:22.323Z
it might help if you could paraphrase what "to say the least" means - that might help explain why things like 起碼可以說/輕描淡寫 are weird/wrong, and (maybe) get you something more native to Chinese.
Master Sparkles
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2015-02-27T15:00:15.230Z
@MasterSparkles it's always this kind of paraphrasing that makes me realize that I don't even know what the original English *really* means...
Mou某
<translation>
Translation: "To Say The Least"
# Translation: "To Say The Least"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-25)

Looking for a **colloquial** way to translate: `to say the least` into Chinese.

[Hujiang](http://www.hujiang.com/ciku/to_say_the_least/) says:

> to say the least的意思是： 至少可以这样说,退一步说
>
> 至少可以这样说,退一步说

  
> 英语句子
>
> The logic of this was weird to say the least.
>
> 至少可以说，这个逻辑推理是奇怪的。

*...sounds weird to me....*

The next example sentence omits the phrase completely:

> The chorus is very catchy to say the least.
>
> 副歌部分很容易上口。

Most of the examples of *至少可以说* that I found through *Baidu* just seem to be translations of English.

* What colloquial/natural ways are there to express *to say the least* in Chinese?

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: it might help if you could paraphrase what "to say the least" means - that might help explain why things like 起碼可以說/輕描淡寫 are weird/wrong, and (maybe) get you something more native to Chinese.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 it's always this kind of paraphrasing that makes me realize that I don't even know what the original English *really* means...  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-02-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The one on my mind is “不说别的，（至少/光是）...”. 至少 for positive statements, 光是 for negative ones.

> The logic of this was weird to say the least. 不说别的，光是逻辑就很奇怪。
>
> The chorus is very catchy to say the least. 不说别的，至少副歌很容易上口。

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: When you use 至少 or 光是, doesn't it make 不说别的 redundant? Unless you are using it for emphasis...  
> **username_2**: @username_3 It doesn't sound redundant to me. I think this is an idiomatic usage that both parts are usually used together.  

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