Instead of saying "do not" with [不要
(bùyào)](Negative_commands_with_"bu_yao" "wikilink"), we can say "don't"
a little more quickly and forcefully by using 别 (bié).

Structure
---------

As well as [不要 (bùyào)](Negative_commands_with_"bu_yao" "wikilink"),
negative commands can also be formed with 别 (bié). You could think of
别 (bié) as a contraction of 不要 (bùyào), as the structure is the same
for both:

<div class="jiegou">
别 + Verb (+ Obj.)

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Examples
--------

<div class="liju">
-   <em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em>
    zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Don't leave.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 说话！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> shuōhuà!
    </span><span class="trans">Don't speak! </span>
-   <em>别</em> 笑！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> xiào!
    </span><span class="trans">Don't laugh! </span>
-   <em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em>
    dòng!</span><span class="trans">Don't move!</span>
-   <em>别</em> 过来！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> guòlái!
    </span><span class="trans">Don't come over here! </span>
-   <em>别</em> 打 孩子！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> dǎ
    háizi!</span><span class="trans">Don't hit the child!</span>
-   <em>别</em> 喝 太 多。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> hē tài
    duō.</span><span class="trans">Don't drink too much.</span>
-   喝酒 以后 <em>别</em> 开车。<span class="pinyin">Hējiǔ yǐhòu
    <em>bié</em> kāichē.</span><span class="trans">After drinking
    alcohol, don't drive.</span>
-   吃饭 的 时候 <em>别</em> 玩 手机。<span class="pinyin">Chīfàn de
    shíhou <em>bié</em> wán shǒujī.</span><span class="trans">When
    eating, don't play with your cell phone.</span>
-   上课 的 时候 <em>别</em> 说 英文。<span class="pinyin">Shàngkè de
    shíhou <em>bié</em> shuō Yīngwén.</span><span class="trans">Don't
    speak English in class.</span>

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See also
--------

-   [Negative commands with "bu
    yao"](Negative_commands_with_"bu_yao" "wikilink")
-   [Expressing "don't need to" with
    "buyong"](Expressing_"don't_need_to"_with_"buyong" "wikilink")

Sources and Further Reading
---------------------------

### Videos

-   Yoyo Chinese: [Negative
    commands](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAAz-X6_iZ4&list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&index=18)

### Books

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