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"Don't Do It"! Warn Your Friends in Mandarin Chinese

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Channel: eChineseLearning · 2017 · Education

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Warning signs are all around! Sometimes, you need to give advice or caution your friends on their behavior. In Mandarin Chinese, there are two common ways to say this.

"不要 (bú yào) + do something" = to tell others not to do something
不 (bú) = no or not
要 (yào) = want to

Therefore, "不要 (bú yào)" means "don't (do something)".

Bú yào chī!
不要吃!
Don't eat!

Bú yào xiào!
不要笑!
Don't laugh!
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"别 (bié) + do something" has the same meaning in Chinese as "不要 (bú yào) + do something" 
别 (bié) also means "don't"

别去 (bié qù) = don't go

Wǎnshàng bié hē kāfēi.
晚上别喝咖啡.
Don't drink coffee at night.
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