不要

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
不要

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ pu˧˥iau˥˩ ]

Verb

不要 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bùyào)

1. to not want
2. not going to; will not
3. (Beginning Mandarin, imperative) do not; don't

See also

• (Min Nan) trad. 無愛, simpl. 无爱 (bô-ài) to not want
• (Min Nan) trad. 不愛, simpl. 不爱 or trad. 呣愛, simpl. 呣爱 (m̄-ài) to not want
• (Min Nan) trad. 無欲, simpl. 无欲 or trad. 無卜, simpl. 无卜 (bô-beh) not going to; will not
• (Min Nan) 莫 or 勿 (mài) (imperative) do not; don't

References

• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "不要" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-11.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: