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不要

bù yào

Written bù yào, said bú yào — 不 becomes bú before a fourth tone.

HSK 2 · word 532 of 3,000

Meaning

• don't!; must not

Example sentence

Characters in 不要

• 不 bù no; not so
• 要 yào to want; to need; to ask for

不 not plus 要 to want. Before a verb it is a prohibition — 不要走, don't go — where 不想 would be simply not wanting to.

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