A1 · Grammar reference
Negative commands with "buyao"
You can use 不要 (bùyào) to command someone: "don't" (do something). This is similar to the other negative command "别 (bié)."
- Keywords
- 不要 · 不 · 要 · Don't
- Used for
- Denying and refusing · Giving commands
- Classification
- Verbs · HSK2
Examples (10)
不要走。
不要打我！
不要生气，好吗？
不要哭！
不要吃很多肉。
你们不要喝酒。
不要说英文。
晚上不要喝咖啡。
上课的时候不要玩手机！
不要很晚睡觉！
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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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