不要bú yàodon't!; must not

1. 1.

   don't!; must notadverb

• 不no; not so
• 要not compositional here

See it in 不要说了, 你不要去 and 不要吃这个.

1. HSK 1

   不要说了。

   Búyào shuō le.

   Don't say any more.

2. HSK 1

   你不要去。

   Nǐ búyào qù.

   You must not go.

3. HSK 1

   不要吃这个。

   Búyào chī zhège.

   Don't eat this.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   我想吃这个。

   Wǒ xiǎng chī zhège.

   I want to eat this.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   不要吃这个。

   Búyào chī zhège.

   Don't eat this.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   为什么？

   Wèishénme?

   Why?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   这个不好吃。

   Zhège bù hǎochī.

   This doesn't taste good.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___去。 (You must not go.)

   A不要B可以C想要
2. 2.What does 不要说了。 mean?

   ADon't say any more.BPlease say it again.CI didn't say it.
3. 3.What does 不要吃这个。 mean?

   ADon't eat this.BI want to eat this.CEat this.

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Related words

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-HSK 1
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
• 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardonHSK 1
• 不错bú cuònot bad; pretty goodHSK 2
• 不用bú yòngneed notHSK 3
• 差不多chà bu duōalmostHSK 3

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