不要

bù yào

HSK 2freq #221

Meanings

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bù yào

1.don't!; must not

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Wiktionary

1.to not want
2.not going to; will not
3.do not; don't (as an interjection or imperative)

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Stroke order

Components

不丆卜

要覀女

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Characters

Example sentences

不要动。
Don't move.
我不要.
I don't want it.
不要动.
Don't move.
不要微笑。
Don't smile.
不要恐慌！
Don't panic!
不要等待！
Don't wait.

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Synonyms

無欲无欲毋挃勿莫₁ 毋無別別要別價甭價嫑甭₁ 休不敢不莫要咪咪個唔好冇唔要無好毛冇要毋要毋愛毋好毋敢莫₂

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Derived terms

不要不要的不要擔心不要担心嫑

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Related words

不要紧 unimportant 不要脸 to have no sense of shame; shameless 死不要脸 to know no shame 给脸不要脸 (coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill 不要在一棵树上吊死 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)