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Revision as of 08:17, 5 September 2012

Structure

Negative commands in Chinese ("do not" or "don't") are formed with 不要. Usually the subject is omitted, as in English.

不要 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 不要 说话!
  • 不要 推 我!
  • 不要 说谎!

See also