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* <em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Don't go.</span> | * <em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Don't go.</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> | ||
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* <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> | + | * <em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> dòng.</span><span class="trans">Don't move.</span> |
| + | * <em>别</em> 停！<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> tíng!</span><span class="trans">Don't stop!</span> | ||
| + | * <em>别</em> 吃 太 多。<span class="pinyin"><Em>Bié</em> chī tài duō.</span><span class="trans">Don't eat 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> 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> | ||
| − | * <em>别</em> | + | * 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> |
| − | + | * <em>别</em>跑 那么 快！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> pǎo nàme kuài!</span><span class="trans">Don't run that fast!</span> | |
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This is one of the few times that Chinese language seems to have a "contraction." Instead of saying "do not," we can say "don't" by using 别 (bié).
Structure
As well as 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。Don't go.
- 别 说话！Don't speak!
- 别 笑！Don't laugh!
- 别 动！Don't move.
- 别 停！Don't stop!
- 别 吃 太 多。Don't eat too much.
- 喝 酒 以后 别 开车。After drinking alcohol, don't drive.
- 吃饭 的 时候 别 看 电视。When eating, don't watch TV.
- 上课 的 时候 别 说 英文。Don't speak English in class.
- 别跑 那么 快！Don't run that fast!
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Videos
- Yoyo Chinese: Negative commands
