A2 · Grammar reference
Negative commands with "bie"
Instead of saying "do not" with 不要 (bùyào), we can say "don't" a little more quickly and forcefully by using 别 (bié).
- Keywords
- 别 · don't
- Used for
- Giving commands · Denying and refusing
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK2
Examples (10)
别走。
别说话！
别笑！
别动！
别过来！
别打孩子！
别喝太多。
喝酒以后别开车。
吃饭的时候别玩手机。
上课的时候别说英文。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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