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不用
bùyòng
1. need not
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
用
yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (6)

不用找
bùyòngzhǎo
"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
不用谢
bùyòngxiè
You're welcome
不用客气
bùyòngkèqi
You're welcome (that is, please don't thank me)
备而不用
bèiérbùyòng
have sth ready just in case
重罚不用
zhòngfábùyòng
do not punish severely (and do not reward too generously)
无所不用其极
wúsuǒbùyòngqíjí
committing all manner of crimes

Example Sentences (10)

不用拿这些，宾馆都会免费提供的。再说，箱子已经够重的了！
Bùyòng ná zhèxiē, Bīnguǎn dōu huì miǎnfèi tígōng de. Zàishuō, Xiāngzi yǐjīng gòu zhòng de le!
You don’t need to take these; the hotel will provide them for free. Besides, the suitcase is already heavy enough!
Text 1
不用去医院，谁都有办法看好你的“病”。
Bù yòng qù yīyuàn, shéi dōu yǒu bànfǎ kàn hǎo nǐ de "bìng".
No need to go to the hospital; everyone has a way to cure your 'illness'.
Text 3
真的吗？太好了！既然明天晚上公司会关灯停电，那么我们肯定不用加班了。
Zhēn de ma? Tài hǎo le! Jìrán míngtiān wǎnshàng gōngsī huì guān dēng tíngdiàn, nàme wǒmen kěndìng bú yòng jiābān le.
Really? That's great! Since the company will turn off the lights and cut the power tomorrow night, then we definitely won't have to work overtime.
Text 3
原来寄信需要好几天，现在连邮局都不用去，只要在家里上网发个电子邮件，用不了一分钟，远处的朋友就能收到，比写信封用的时间都短。
Yuánlái jì xìn xūyào hǎo jǐ tiān, xiànzài lián yóujú dōu bùyòng qù, zhǐyào zài jiālǐ shàngwǎng fā gè diànzǐ yóujiàn, yòng bù liǎo yì fēnzhōng, yuǎnchù de péngyǒu jiù néng shōudào, bǐ xiě xìnfēng yòng de shíjiān dōu duǎn.
It used to take several days to mail a letter. Now you don’t even need to go to the post office; just go online at home and send an email; it takes less than a minute, and friends far away can receive it, which is even shorter than the time spent addressing an envelope.
Text 5
没关系，不用道歉，谁都有粗心填错的时候。申请表都被别人拿走了，我给你重新打印一份，你等一下。
Méiguānxì, bùyòng dàoqiàn, shéi dōu yǒu cūxīn tiáncuò de shíhòu. Shēnqǐngbiǎo dōu bèi biérén názǒu le, wǒ gěi nǐ chóngxīn dǎyìn yífèn, nǐ děng yíxià.
It's okay, no need to apologize; everyone makes careless mistakes when filling things out. The application form was taken by someone else; I'll print you another copy. Please wait a moment.
Text 1
看你得意的样子！还以为你高兴是为了支持环保，原来是因为不用加班啊！
Kàn nǐ déyì de yàngzǐ! Hái yǐwéi nǐ gāoxìng shì wèile zhīchí huánbǎo, yuánlái shì yīnwèi bùyòng jiābān a!
Look how smug you are! I thought you were happy to support environmental protection, but it turns out it's because you don't have to work overtime!
Text 3
不用担心，有我呢，我对这儿比较了解。
Búyòng dānxīn, yǒu wǒ ne, wǒ duì zhèr bǐjiào liǎojiě.
Don't worry, I'm here. I know this area pretty well.
Text 3
不用打了，你听外边的声音，一定是大山。
Bù yòng dǎ le, nǐ tīng wàibiān de shēngyīn, yídìng shì Dàshān.
Stop knocking. Listen to the sound outside; it must be Dashan.
Text 3
不用去医院，昨天吃了感冒药，现在好一些了。
Bú yòng qù yī yuàn, zuó tiān chī le gǎn mào yào, xiàn zài hǎo yì xiē le.
No need to go to the hospital; I took cold medicine yesterday, and I'm a bit better now.
Text 2
所以说每个人有每个人的生活，不用羡慕别人。你羡慕别人的时候，他们可能也正在羡慕你呢。
Suǒyǐ shuō měi gè rén yǒu měi gè rén de shēnghuó, bùyòng xiànmù biérén. Nǐ xiànmù biérén de shíhou, tāmen kěnéng yě zhèngzài xiànmù nǐ ne.
So everyone has their own life; you don't need to envy others. When you envy others, they might also be envying you.
Text 2

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Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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