Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"

The pattern 别…了(bié... le) is all you need to tell someone to STOP DOING THAT (which they're already doing).

Structure

别 + Verb + 了

Instead of just a verb, it can also be a verb phrase.

Examples

• 别 说 了 ， 我 不 想 听。 Bié shuō le, wǒ bù xiǎng tīng. Stop talking. I don't want to listen.
• 别 问 了 ， 我 不 想 说。 Bié wèn le, wǒ bù xiǎng shuō. Stop asking. I don't want to say.
• 别 做 了 ， 明天 再 做 吧。 Bié zuò le, míngtiān zài zuò ba. Stop doing it. Do it tomorrow.
• 别 看 了 ， 睡觉！ Bié kàn le, shuìjiào! Stop watching. Go to sleep!
• 别 哭 了 ， 烦 死 了。 Bié kū le, fán sǐ le. Stop crying, it's so annoying.
• 别 笑 了 ， 别人 都 在 看 你。 Bié xiào le, biérén dōu zài kàn nǐ. Stop laughing. Other people are looking at you.
• 别 吃 了 ， 我们 要 迟到 了。 Bié chī le, wǒmen yào chídào le. Stop eating. We're going to be late.
• 别 玩 了 ， 去 写 作业。 Bié wán le, qù xiě zuòyè. Stop playing. Do your homework.
• 别 买 了 ， 太 贵 了！ (In this case, the person probably isn't actually paying, but they're getting ready to.)Bié mǎi le, tài guì le! Don't buy it. It's too expensive!
• 别 喝 了 ， 你 已经 喝 了 五 杯 了。 Bié hē le, nǐ yǐjīng hē le wǔ bēi le. Stop drinking. You've already drunk five glasses.

See also

• Negative commands with "bie"

Sources and further reading

Books

• 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (p. 83) →buy

Dictionaries

• 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 92) →buy