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Word usage: 別 and 不要
別 and 不要 both mean "do not". They can be used in negative /imperative/ sentences with or without a subject. They are placed between the subject (if present) and the verb or adjective:
(你) 別 (or 不要) 告訴他﹗
別喝酒﹗ 別去那兒﹗
不要吸煙﹗ 下午不要去﹗
Neither of these can be used to indicate negation in declarative sentences. It is wrong to say 爸爸別請他走. One can say instead 爸爸不請 他走.