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不要
bùyào
1. don't!
2. must not
Very Common • Top 0%

Example Sentences (6)

不要看电视了,明天上午还有汉语课呢。
Bù yào kàn diànshì le,míngtiān shàngwǔ hái yǒu hànyǔ kè ne.
Don't watch TV anymore; there's Chinese class tomorrow morning.
Text 1
我们要不要买几个新的椅子?
Wǒmen yào bú yào mǎi jǐ gè xīn de yǐzi?
Shall we buy a few new chairs?
Text 3
西瓜吧。你看,这上面写着“西瓜不甜不要钱”。
xīguā ba.nǐ kàn,zhè shàngmiàn xiězhe"xīguā bù tián bú yào qián".
How about watermelon? Look, it says here "If the watermelon isn't sweet, you don't have to pay".
Text 3
医生说吃药后两个小时不要喝茶。
Yīshēng shuō chī yào hòu liǎng gè xiǎoshí bú yào hē chá.
The doctor said not to drink tea for two hours after taking medicine.
Text 2
他吃药了吗?要不要去医院?
Tā chī yào le ma? Yào bú yào qù yīyuàn?
Has he taken medicine? Should we go to the hospital?
Text 2
还要记得刚运动完口渴的时候,不要马上喝水。
Hái yào jìde gāng yùndòng wán kǒu kě de shíhou, bú yào mǎshàng hē shuǐ.
Also remember: when you’re thirsty right after exercising, don’t drink water right away.
Text 4

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Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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