不要 búyào GRAMMAR
HSK 1 · Grammar note

不要 — how to use it in Chinese

don't want to; don't do
Negación
不要
don't want to; don't do
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Explanation

Do not confuse 不要 (don’t want / don’t do) with 不 (general negation).

Example sentences
不要 bùyào 说话 shuōhuà
Don't talk.
上课 shàngkè 不要 bùyào 说话 shuōhuà
Don't talk during class.
在 zài 图书馆 túshūguǎn 不要 bùyào 说话 shuōhuà
Don't talk in the library.
More HSK1 grammar
汉语 Hànyǔ 汉字 Hànzì 中国 Zhōngguó 中文 Zhōngwén 吧 ba 边 biān 半 bàn 不 bù

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