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<h1>Negative commands with "<span class="pinyinst">bié</span>" "<span class="hanzist">别</span>"</h1>
<p>Instead of saying "do not" with <span class="hanzi">不要</span> (<span class="pinyin">bùyào</span>), we can say "<b>don't</b>" a little more quickly and forcefully by using <span class="hanzi">别 </span> <span class="pinyin">bié</span>).</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<p>As well as <span class="hanzi">不要</span> (<span class="pinyin">bùyào</span>), negative commands can also be formed with <span class="hanzi">别</span> (<span class="pinyin">bié</span>). You could think of <span class="hanzi">别</span> (<span class="pinyin">bié</span>) as a contraction of <span class="hanzi">不要</span> (<span class="pinyin">bùyào</span>), as the structure is the same for both:</p>
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<p><span class="hanzist">别</span> + Verb (+ Obj.)</p>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 走。</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> zǒu.</span> <br/>Don't leave.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 说话！</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> shuōhuà!</span> <br/>Don't speak!</li>
<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 笑！</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> xiào!</span> <br/>Don't laugh!</li>
<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 动！</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> dòng!</span> <br/>Don't move!</li>
<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 过来！</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> guòlái!</span> <br/>Don't come over here!</li>
<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 打 孩子！</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> dǎ háizi!</span> <br/>Don't hit the child!</li>
<li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">别</span> 喝 太 多。</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Bié</span> hē tài duō.</span> <br/>Don't drink too much.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">喝酒 以后 <span class="fondjaune">别</span> 开车。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Hējiǔ yǐhòu <span class="fondjaune">bié</span> kāichē.</span> <br/>After drinking alcohol, don't drive.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">吃饭 的 时候 <span class="fondjaune">别</span> 玩 手机。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Chīfàn de shíhou <span class="fondjaune">bié</span> wán shǒujī.</span> <br/>When eating, don't play with your cell phone.</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">上课 的 时候 <span class="fondjaune">别</span> 说 英文。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Shàngkè de shíhou <span class="fondjaune">bié</span> shuō Yīngwén.</span> <br/>Don't speak English in class.</li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Negative_commands_with_"bu_yao"" title="wikilink">Negative commands with "bu yao"</a></li>
<li><a href="Expressing_"don't_need_to"_with_"buyong"" title="wikilink">Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
<h3 id="videos">Videos</h3>
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<li>Yoyo Chinese: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAAz-X6_iZ4&list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&index=18"> Negative commands</a></li>
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<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 155)</li>
<li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 325)</li>
<li>A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (<span class="hanzi">外国人实用汉语语法</span>) (pp. 46-47)</li>
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