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What does そんなことより mean? How to use そんなことより?

Japanese: そんなことより

Google Translation:

Chinese: 比起那个来说

English: Than that

I think the Chinese translation is more accurate. But Google English translation is not accurate, it loses a lot of meaning.

So, what is the exact meaning of "そんなことより"?

We use this phrase to change the subject and move on to something else. It is similar to "anyway", "putting that aside", but not accurately.

It contains a slight negation of the content of other people's words, and elicits new content that the speaker thinks is more important.

For example:

  • そんなことより、キミは誰?More importantly, who are you?

In more cases, this phrase will be translated into various meanings. But you only need to remember "More importantly", and it will probably not be wrong.

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This article was last edited at 2021-01-19 19:28:14

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