Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"

在汉语里，"要"有很多意思，当它表示"need to"的时候，否定形式"don't need to"对应的是"不用"，而不是"不要"。

Structure

Subj. + 不用 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

• 不用 担心 。Bùyòng dānxīn.Yon don't need to worry.
• 不用 你 帮忙 。Bùyòng nǐ bāngmáng.I don't need your help.
• 今天 不用 加班 。Jīntiān bùyòng jiābān.We don't need to work overtime today.
• 这 件 事不用 跟 他 说 。Zhè jiàn shì bùyòng gēn tā shuō.You don't need to tell him about this.
• 告诉 他 明天 不用 来 了 。Gàosu tā míngtiān bùyòng lái le.Tell him that we don't need him to come tomorrow.
• 大家 不用 给 我 买 礼物 。Dàjiā bùyòng gěi wǒ mǎi lǐwù.Guys, you don't need to buy me presents.
• 今天 人 少，不用 排队 。Jīntiān rén shǎo, bùyòng páiduì.There're only a few people today. We don't need to wait in a queue.
• 五岁 的 孩子 不用 买 票 。 Wǔ suì de háizi bùyòng mǎi piào.A five-year-old kid doesn't need to buy a ticket.
• 新 员工 不用 参加 这个 会议 。Xīn yuángōng bùyòng cānjiā zhège huìyì.New staff don't need to attend this meeting.
• 我们 只 去 两 天， 你 不用 带 这么 多 衣服 。Wǒmen zhǐ qù liǎng tiān, nǐ bùyòng dài zhème duō yīfu.We'll only stay there for two days. You don't need to take so many clothes.

Colloquial Saying with 这还用说

在口语里，反问句"这还用说（吗）？"表示说话人非常肯定，常常含有不屑回答或者不耐烦的语气。

See Also

• Negative commands with "bie"
• Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
• Negative commands with "bu yao"

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