<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>Instead of saying "do not" with <a href= "Negative_commands_with_"bu_yao"" title="wikilink">不要 (bùyào)</a>, we can say "don't" a little more quickly and forcefully by using 别 (bié).</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>As well as <a href="Negative_commands_with_"bu_yao"" title="wikilink">不要 (bùyào)</a>, 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:</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>别 + Verb (+ Obj.)</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Don't leave.</span></li> <li><em>别</em> 说话！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> shuōhuà!</span> <span class="trans">Don't speak!</span></li> <li><em>别</em> 笑！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> xiào!</span> <span class="trans">Don't laugh!</span></li> <li><em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> dòng!</span><span class="trans">Don't move!</span></li> <li><em>别</em> 过来！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> guòlái!</span> <span class="trans">Don't come over here!</span></li> <li><em>别</em> 打 孩子！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> dǎ háizi!</span><span class="trans">Don't hit the child!</span></li> <li><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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <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> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2> <h3 id="videos">Videos</h3> <ul> <li>Yoyo Chinese: <a href= "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAAz-X6_iZ4&list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&index=18"> Negative commands</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (p. 155) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide" title="wikilink">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide</a> (pp. 325) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)" title="wikilink">A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)</a> (pp. 46-47) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>