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"别verb了"还可以表示否定对方的建议或者试图改变别人的想法。和前面的不同之处在于这个动作还没有发生。
 
"别verb了"还可以表示否定对方的建议或者试图改变别人的想法。和前面的不同之处在于这个动作还没有发生。

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You may know how to make negative commands with "bie," but what if someone is already doing it? 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 / [Verb Phrase] + 了

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

Examples

  • , 我 不 想 听 。Bié shuō le, wǒ bù xiǎng tīng.Stop talking. I don't want to listen.
  • , 我 不 想 说 。Bié wèn le, wǒ bù xiǎng shuō.Stop asking. I don't want to say.
  • ,明天 做 吧 。Bié zuò le, míngtiān zuò ba.Stop doing it. Do it tomorrow.
  • ,睡觉 !Bié kàn le, shuìjiào! Stop watching. Go to sleep!
  • Biéle!Stop crying!
  • ,别人 都 在 看 你 。Bié xiào le, biérén dōu zài kàn nǐ.Stop laughing. Other people are looking at you.
  • ,我们 要 迟到 了 。Bié chī le, wǒmen yào chídào le.Stop eating. We're going to be late.
  • ,去 写 作业 。Bié wán le, qù xiě zuòyè.Stop playing. Do your homework.
  • ,你 已经 醉 了 。Biéle, nǐ yǐjīng zuì le.Stop drinking. You're already drunk.

Other Meaning

"别verb了"还可以表示否定对方的建议或者试图改变别人的想法。和前面的不同之处在于这个动作还没有发生。

A few examples:

  • ,太 贵 了 !In this case, the person probably isn't actually paying, but he is thinking about it.Bié mǎi le, tài guì le! Don't buy it. It's too expensive!
  • 做饭 ,出去 吃 吧 。Bié zuòfàn le, chūqù chī ba.Let's go out for dinner instead of cook.
  • 下雨 了 , 出去 Xiàyǔ le, bié chūqù le.It's raining. Let's stay inside instead of going out.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Dictionaries