不要

búyào

don't!; must not

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

不要买那个。

Don't buy that one.

晚上不要喝太多茶。

Don't drink too much tea at night.