<p>It is more natural to say</p>
<blockquote>
<p>还没有……到……地步</p>
</blockquote>
<p>For example, 挺好的，但还没有<strong>好</strong>到<strong>那个</strong>地步。</p>
<p>Or</p>
<blockquote>
<p>it tastes fine, but I would not go so far as to say that it is delicious</p>
</blockquote>
<p>can be</p>
<blockquote>
<p>味道还行，但还没有好吃到十分美味的地步</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Well, if you were in a more oral conversation, you would normally say</p>
<blockquote>
<p>但也没有很/特别……</p>
<p>但也不是很/特别……</p>
</blockquote>
<p>For example</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I went to the national park, which was a good trip, but I would not go so far as to say that it is wonderful</p>
</blockquote>
<p>could be</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我去了国家公园，感觉还行，但也不是特别好玩</p>
</blockquote>

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zyy
<p>It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.</p>

<p>This sentence should be translated to 
挺不錯的，但還不到非常好。</p>

<p>I never heard 極端到說棒極了, It's very odd, and no one would say that way. </p>

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無尾魚
<p>至于 can be used to interpret it. </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great. 挺好的，但(我)还不至于说它非常好。</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<p>As in oral expressions i might say </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>还好吧，但是也没<strong>那么</strong>好</p>
</blockquote>

<p>where I would put stress on the bold part. This might not be the exact translation of the sentence you want to say [maybe we could translate it back to "It is good, but not that good", although this sentence might be seldomly used by natives], but it is a commonly used informal expression to say something like that in your sentence. </p>

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xbh
<p>"过誉" is what you are looking for.</p>

<p>It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.
它还不错，但我不会<strong>过誉</strong>其为伟大。</p>

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John Z. Li
<p>I'm searching for a common way to say "I wouldn't go so far as to say that" in Mandarin. The only translation of this expression, that I found in a dictionary, is :</p>

<pre><code>It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.
挺好的，但是我不會極端到說棒極了。
</code></pre>

<p>However, since I have not found any other translation of "極端到" that expresses the idea of "go so far as to", I wonder if is this is a common way to say it. </p>

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I would say: 可以，但远称不上极好。
Toosky Hierot
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The corresponding expression in Chinese really varies, all three answers are correct as of now.
zyy
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see dictionaries, submit "go so far as to" e.g. to iciba, ichacha: iciba:她不至于不来上学.他不至于不来开会 吧 ?有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑.(En at iciba)
ichacha: go so far as to disregard the facts    竟然不顾事实...
user6065
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How to say "I wouldn't go so far as to say..." in Mandarin
# How to say "I wouldn't go so far as to say..." in Mandarin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-07)

I'm searching for a common way to say "I wouldn't go so far as to say that" in Mandarin. The only translation of this expression, that I found in a dictionary, is :

```
It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.
挺好的，但是我不會極端到說棒極了。

```

However, since I have not found any other translation of "極端到" that expresses the idea of "go so far as to", I wonder if is this is a common way to say it.

**Tags:** translation, grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I would say: 可以，但远称不上极好。  
> **username_2**: The corresponding expression in Chinese really varies, all three answers are correct as of now.  
> **username_3**: see dictionaries, submit "go so far as to" e.g. to iciba, ichacha: iciba:她不至于不来上学.他不至于不来开会 吧 ?有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑.(En at iciba) ichacha: go so far as to disregard the facts    竟然不顾事实...  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-10-07. Score: 13

It is more natural to say

> 还没有……到……地步

For example, 挺好的，但还没有**好**到**那个**地步。

Or

> it tastes fine, but I would not go so far as to say that it is delicious

can be

> 味道还行，但还没有好吃到十分美味的地步

Well, if you were in a more oral conversation, you would normally say

> 但也没有很/特别……
>
> 但也不是很/特别……

For example

> I went to the national park, which was a good trip, but I would not go so far as to say that it is wonderful

could be

> 我去了国家公园，感觉还行，但也不是特别好玩


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-10-07. Score: 5

It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.

This sentence should be translated to
挺不錯的，但還不到非常好。

I never heard 極端到說棒極了, It's very odd, and no one would say that way.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-10-07. Score: 4

至于 can be used to interpret it.

> It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great. 挺好的，但(我)还不至于说它非常好。


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### Answer by username_6 on 2018-10-09. Score: 1

As in oral expressions i might say

> 还好吧，但是也没**那么**好

where I would put stress on the bold part. This might not be the exact translation of the sentence you want to say [maybe we could translate it back to "It is good, but not that good", although this sentence might be seldomly used by natives], but it is a commonly used informal expression to say something like that in your sentence.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2018-10-26. Score: 0

"过誉" is what you are looking for.

It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.
它还不错，但我不会**过誉**其为伟大。


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