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不要 (bù yào) – don't!

bù yào

don't!

HSK 3.0 Level 20 example sentences

Definitions

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

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Related words

不

bù

no

要

yāo

(bound form) to demand

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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