Chinese grammar - Negative commands using 别 (bié) or 不要 (búyào). |
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In Chinese, negative commands are formed using 别 (bié) or 不要 (búyào) before the verb. — 别 is slightly softer and less forceful than 不要, which is more formal and emphatic. |
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不要坐在这里。
búyào zuò zài zhèlǐ. Don't sit here. |
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别动。
bié dòng. Don't move. |
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别说话。
bié shuōhuà. Don't talk. |
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别担心。
bié dānxīn. Don't worry. |
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不要动。
búyào dòng. Do not move. |
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不要说话。
búyào shuōhuà. Do not talk. |
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不要担心。
búyào dānxīn. Do not worry. |
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不要在这里抽烟。
búyào zài zhèlǐ chōuyān. Do not smoke here. |
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