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不要

bù yào

HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word

不要 (bù yào) means "don't want; don't (do it)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不要 means

1. don't!; must not

The characters in 不要

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Example sentences

• 我不要.
  I don't want it.
• 不要动。
  Don't move.
• 不要死！
  Don't die!
• 不要动.
  Don't move.
• 不要做！
  Don't do it!
• 我不要。
  I don't want to.

Words starting with 不要

• 不要紧bù yào jǐnunimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter
• 不要脸bù yào liǎnto have no sense of shame; shameless

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