You may know how to make [negative commands with
"bie,"](negative_commands_with_"bie" "wikilink") but what if someone is
already doing it? The pattern 别⋯⋯了 (bié... le) is all you need to tell
someone to *STOP DOING THAT* (which they're already doing).

Structure
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<div class="jiegou">
别 + Verb / Verb Phrase + 了

</div>
Instead of just a [verb](verb "wikilink"), it can also be a verb phrase.

Examples
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<div class="liju">
-   <em>别</em> 说 <em>了</em>， 我 不 想
    听。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> shuō <em>le</em>, wǒ bù xiǎng
    tīng.</span><span class="trans">Stop talking. I don't want to
    listen.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 问 <em>了</em>， 我 不 想
    说。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> wèn <em>le</em>, wǒ bù xiǎng
    shuō.</span><span class="trans">Stop asking. I don't want to
    say.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 做 <em>了</em> ，明天 再 做
    吧。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> zuò <em>le</em>, míngtiān zài
    zuò ba.</span><span class="trans">Stop doing it. Do it
    tomorrow.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 看 <em>了</em>，睡觉！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em>
    kàn <em>le</em>, shuìjiào! </span><span class="trans">Stop watching.
    Go to sleep! </span>
-   <em>别</em> 哭 <em>了</em>，烦 死
    了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> kū <em>le</em>, fán sǐ
    le.</span><span class="trans">Stop crying, it's so annoying.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 笑 <em>了</em>，别人 都 在 看
    你。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> xiào <em>le</em>, biérén dōu
    zài kàn nǐ.</span><span class="trans">Stop laughing. Other people
    are looking at you.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 吃 <em>了</em>，我们 要 迟到
    了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> chī <em>le</em>, wǒmen yào
    chídào le.</span><span class="trans">Stop eating. We're going to be
    late.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 玩 <em>了</em>，去 写
    作业。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> wán <em>le</em>, qù xiě
    zuòyè.</span><span class="trans">Stop playing. Do your
    homework.</span>
-   <em>别</em> 买 <em>了</em>，太 贵
    了！<span class="expl pdf-short-expl">In this case, the person
    probably isn't actually paying, but they're about
    to.</span><span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> mǎi <em>le</em>, tài guì
    le! </span><span class="trans">Don't buy it. It's too expensive!
    </span>
-   <em>别</em> 喝 <em>了</em>，你 已经 喝 了 五 杯
    了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> hē <em>le</em>, nǐ yǐjīng hē
    le wǔ bēi le.</span><span class="trans">Stop drinking. You've
    already drunk five glasses.</span>

</div>
See also
--------

-   [Negative commands with
    "bie"](Negative_commands_with_"bie" "wikilink")

Sources and further reading
---------------------------

### Books

-   [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](现代汉语八百词（增订本） "wikilink") (p.
    83)
    [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1)

### Dictionaries

-   [现代汉语词典（第5版）](现代汉语词典（第5版） "wikilink") (p. 92)
    [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1)

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