不要 Pronunciation and Pinyin
不要 Usage and Examples
Don't
Do not want
我们不要太吹毛求疵。
Let us not cavil too much.
滚！不要待在我这儿。
Scram! I don't want you here.
The characters in 不要
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 不
- bù不 bèi被 cǎi采nà纳not adopted, not accepted
- bù不yī一different, varied
- bù不yí一huì会er儿soon, shortly
- bù不yí一huì会er儿gōng功fū夫in a short while, in a moment
- bù不yí一dìng定huì会chū出xiàn现de的not necessarily happen, may not happen
- bù不yí一yàng样de的different, unique
- bù不sān三bú不sì四de的Disreputable, Shady
- bù不sān三bú不sì四de的rén人Disreputable people, Shady characters
- bú不shàng上jìn进Unambitious, Unmotivated
- bú不xià下cannot hold, cannot tolerate
- bú不xià下táng堂Not divorce, Not dismiss
- bù不yǔ与shì世sú俗tóng同liú流Not going with the flow, Not conforming
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Open the tool →Questions about 不要
What does 不要 mean in Chinese?
不要 (bú yào) means “Don't, Do not want”.
How do you pronounce 不要?
不要 is pronounced bú yào in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Don't” in Chinese?
“Don't” is 不要 (bú yào) in Chinese.
How is 不要 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 不要, each with pinyin and an English translation.