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* <em>别</em> 说话！<span class="trans">Don't speak!</span> | * <em>别</em> 说话！<span class="trans">Don't speak!</span> | ||
| − | * <em>别</em> | + | * <em>别</em> 生气！<span class="trans">Don't get mad!</span> |
| − | * <em>别</em> | + | * <em>别</em> 笑 我！<span class="trans">Don't laugh at me!</span> |
* <em>别</em> 喝 太 多 酒。<span class="trans">Don't drink too much alcohol.</span> | * <em>别</em> 喝 太 多 酒。<span class="trans">Don't drink too much alcohol.</span> | ||
* 喝 酒 以后 <em>别</em> 开车。<span class="trans">After drinking alcohol, don't drive.</span> | * 喝 酒 以后 <em>别</em> 开车。<span class="trans">After drinking alcohol, don't drive.</span> | ||
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* 吃饭 的 时候 <em>别</em> 看 电视。<span class="trans">When eating, don't watch TV.</span> | * 吃饭 的 时候 <em>别</em> 看 电视。<span class="trans">When eating, don't watch TV.</span> | ||
* 11 点 了，你 <em>别</em> 出去 了。<span class="trans">(It's) 11PM, Don't go out.</span> | * 11 点 了，你 <em>别</em> 出去 了。<span class="trans">(It's) 11PM, Don't go out.</span> | ||
| − | * <em>别</em> 哭 | + | * <em>别</em> 哭 了，烦死了。<span class="trans">Don't cry, it's annoying.</span> |
* <em>别</em> 跟 我 说 英文。<span class="trans">Don't speak English with me.</span> | * <em>别</em> 跟 我 说 英文。<span class="trans">Don't speak English with me.</span> | ||
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This is one of the few times that Chinese seems to have a "contraction", like when "do not" is contracted to "don't".
Structure
As well as 不要, negative commands can also be formed with 别. You could think of 别 as a contraction of 不要, as the structure is the same for both:
别 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 别 说话！Don't speak!
- 别 生气！Don't get mad!
- 别 笑 我！Don't laugh at me!
- 别 喝 太 多 酒。Don't drink too much alcohol.
- 喝 酒 以后 别 开车。After drinking alcohol, don't drive.
- 你 别 忘 了 我。Don't forget me.
- 吃饭 的 时候 别 看 电视。When eating, don't watch TV.
- 11 点 了，你 别 出去 了。(It's) 11PM, Don't go out.
- 别 哭 了，烦死了。Don't cry, it's annoying.
- 别 跟 我 说 英文。Don't speak English with me.
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Videos
- Yoyo Chinese: Negative commands
