Difference between revisions of "Negative commands with "bie""

Latest revision as of 08:53, 21 April 2021

Level

A2 / HSK2
Level

A2
Level

HSK2
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le" (HSK2)
- Negative commands with "buyao" (HSK2)
- Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong" (HSK4)
Used for

Denying and refusing, Giving commands
Keywords

别

Instead of saying "do not" with 不要 (bùyào), we can say "don't" a little more quickly and forcefully by using 别 (bié).

Structure

Besides using 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。Bié zǒu.Don't leave.
别说话！Bié shuōhuà! Don't speak!
别笑！Bié xiào! Don't laugh!
别动！Bié dòng!Don't move!
别过来！Bié guòlái! Don't come over here!
别打孩子！Bié dǎ háizi!Don't hit the child!
别喝太多。Bié hē tài duō.Don't drink too much.
喝酒以后别开车。Hējiǔ yǐhòu bié kāichē.After drinking alcohol, don't drive.
吃饭的时候别玩手机。Chīfàn de shíhou bié wán shǒujī.When eating, don't play with your cell phone.
上课的时候别说英文。Shàngkè de shíhou bié shuō Yīngwén.Don't speak English in class.

Sources and Further Reading

Videos

Yoyo Chinese: Negative commands

Books

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 Instead of saying "do not" with [[Negative commands with "bu yao"|不要 (bùyào)]], we can say "don't" a little more quickly and forcefully by using 别 (bié).
-=== Structure ===
+== Structure ==
-As well as [[Negative commands with "bu yao"|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:
+Besides using [[Negative commands with "bu yao"|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:
 <div class="jiegou">
-别 + Verb + (Obj.)
+别 + Verb (+ Obj.)
 </div>
-=== Examples ===
+== Examples ==
 <div class="liju">
-* <em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> zǒu. </span><span class="trans">Don't leave. </span>
+*<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! </span><span class="trans">Don't move!</span>
+*<em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> dòng!</span><span class="trans">Don't move!</span>
-* <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> 过来！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> guòlái! </span><span class="trans">Don't come over here! </span>
-* <em>别</em>  打 孩子！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> dǎ háizi! </span><span class="trans">Don't hit the child! </span>
+*<em>别</em>  打 孩子！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> dǎ háizi!</span><span class="trans">Don't hit the child!</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>
+*<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>
-* 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>
+*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>
-* 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>
+*吃饭 的 时候 <em>别</em> 玩 手机。<span class="pinyin">Chīfàn de shíhou <em>bié</em> wán shǒujī.</span><span class="trans">When eating, don't play with your cell phone.</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>
+*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>
 </div>
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 * [[Negative commands with "bu yao"]]
+* [[Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"]]
 == Sources and Further Reading ==
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 === Books ===
-* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (p. 155) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
+{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)|155}}
-* [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 325) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
+{{Source|Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide|325}}
-* [[A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)]] (pp. 46-47) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA →buy]
+{{Source|A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)|46-47}}
 [[Category:A2 grammar points]]
+{{HSK|HSK2}}{{2021-HSK|HSK2}}
 {{Used for|Giving commands}}
 {{Used for|Denying and refusing}}
 {{Basic Grammar|别|A2|别 + Verb|<em>别</em>走。|grammar point|ASG9W0UX}}
-{{Similar|Negative commands with "bu yao"}}
+{{Similar|Negative commands with "buyao"}}
+{{Similar|Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"}}
 {{POS|Adverbs}}
 {{Translation|don't}}