Negative commands with "buyao"

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Level

A1 / HSK2
Level

A1
Level

HSK2
Similar to
Similar to
- Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings (HSK2)
- Negative commands with "bie" (HSK2)
- Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong" (HSK4)
Used for

Denying and refusing, Giving commands
Keywords

不, 不要, 要

You can use 不要 (bùyào) to mean "don't".

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！Don't speak!
不要推我！Don't push me!
不要说谎！Don't lie!

See also

Negative commands with bie

A1 grammar points

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