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

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* <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>
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* 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>
  

Revision as of 09:45, 8 March 2016

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

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

  • 走。Bié zǒu. Don't leave.
  • 说话!Bié shuōhuà! Don't speak!
  • 笑!Bié xiào! Don't laugh!
  • 动!Bié dòng! Don't move!
  • 过来!Bié guòlái! Don't come over here!
  • 打 孩子!Bié dǎ háizi! Don't hit the child!
  • 喝 太 多。Bié hē tài duō. Don't drink too much.
  • 喝 酒 以后 开车。Hējiǔ yǐhòu bié kāichē. After drinking alcohol, don't drive.
  • 吃饭 的 时候 玩 手机 。Chīfàn de shíhou bié wán shǒujī. When eating, don't play with your cell phone.
  • 上课 的 时候 说 英文。Shàngkè de shíhou bié shuō Yīngwén. Don't speak English in class.

See also

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