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Don't! in Chinese: 不要 (bù yào)

bù yào

don't!

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1don't!
  2. 2must not

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不
要

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 不要在这里大声说话。

    bú yào zài zhè lǐ dà shēng shuō huà。

    Don't talk loudly here.

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Related words

不

bù

no

要

yào

to want

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

必要

bì yào

necessary

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