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| − | * <em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Don't | + | * <em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> zǒu. </span><span class="trans">Don't leave. </span> |
| − | * <em>别</em> 说话！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> shuōhuà!</span><span class="trans">Don't speak!</span> | + | * <em>别</em> 说话！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> shuōhuà! </span><span class="trans">Don't speak! </span> |
| − | * <em>别</em> 笑！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> xiào!</span><span class="trans">Don't laugh!</span> | + | * <em>别</em> 笑！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> xiào! </span><span class="trans">Don't laugh! </span> |
| − | * <em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> dòng | + | * <em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> dòng! </span><span class="trans">Don't move!</span> |
| − | * <em>别</em> | + | * <em>别</em> 过来！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> guòlái! </span><span class="trans">Don't come over here! </span> |
| − | * <em>别</em> | + | * <em>别</em> 打 孩子！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> dǎ háizi! </span><span class="trans">Don't hit the child! </span> |
| − | * 喝 酒 以后 <em>别</em> 开车。<span class="pinyin">Hējiǔ yǐhòu <em>bié</em> kāichē.</span><span class="trans">After drinking alcohol, don't drive.</span> | + | * <em>别</em> 喝 太 多。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> hē tài duō. </span><span class="trans">Don't drink too much. </span> |
| − | * 吃饭 的 时候 <em>别</em> 看 电视。<span class="pinyin">Chīfàn de shíhou <em>bié</em> kàn diànshì.</span><span class="trans">When eating, don't watch TV.</span> | + | * 喝 酒 以后 <em>别</em> 开车。<span class="pinyin">Hējiǔ yǐhòu <em>bié</em> kāichē. </span><span class="trans">After drinking alcohol, don't drive. </span> |
| − | * 上课 的 时候 <em>别</em> 说 英文。<span class="pinyin">Shàngkè de shíhou <Em>bié</em> shuō Yīngwén.</span><span class="trans">Don't speak English in class. | + | * 吃饭 的 时候 <em>别</em> 看 电视。<span class="pinyin">Chīfàn de shíhou <em>bié</em> kàn diànshì. </span><span class="trans">When eating, don't watch TV. </span> |
| − | + | * 上课 的 时候 <em>别</em> 说 英文。<span class="pinyin">Shàngkè de shíhou <Em>bié</em> shuō Yīngwén. </span><span class="trans">Don't speak English in class. </span> | |
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This is one of the few times that Chinese language seems to have a "contraction." Instead of saying "do not," we can say "don't" by using 别 (bié).
Structure
As well as 不要 (bùyào), negative commands can also be formed with 别 (bié). You could think of 别 (bié) as a contraction of 不要 (bùyào), as the structure is the same for both:
别 + Verb + (Obj.)
Examples
- 别 走。Don't leave.
- 别 说话！Don't speak!
- 别 笑！Don't laugh!
- 别 动！Don't move!
- 别 过来！Don't come over here!
- 别 打 孩子！Don't hit the child!
- 别 喝 太 多。Don't drink too much.
- 喝 酒 以后 别 开车。After drinking alcohol, don't drive.
- 吃饭 的 时候 别 看 电视。When eating, don't watch TV.
- 上课 的 时候 别 说 英文。Don't speak English in class.
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Videos
- Yoyo Chinese: Negative commands
