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  <h1>Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le" "<span class="hanzist">别⋯⋯了</span>"</h1>

  <p>You may know how to make negative commands with "bie," but what if someone is already doing it? The pattern <span class="hanzi">别⋯⋯了</span> (<span class="pinyin">bié... le</span>) is all you need to tell someone to STOP DOING THAT (which they're already doing).</p>

  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

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    <p><span class="hanzist">别</span> + Verb / Verb Phrase + <span class="hanzist">了</span></p>
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  <p>Instead of just a verb, it can also be a verb phrase.</p>

  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">别 说 了， 我 不 想 听。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié shuō le, wǒ bù xiǎng tīng.</span> <br/> Stop talking. I don't want to listen.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 问 了， 我 不 想 说。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié wèn le, wǒ bù xiǎng shuō.</span> <br/> Stop asking. I don't want to say.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 做 了 ，明天 再 做 吧。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié zuò le, míngtiān zài zuò ba.</span> <br/> Stop doing it. Do it tomorrow.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 看 了，睡觉！</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié kàn le, shuìjiào!</span> <br/> Stop watching. Go to sleep!</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 哭 了，烦 死 了。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié kū le, fán sǐ le.</span> <br/> Stop crying, it's so annoying.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 笑 了，别人 都 在 看 你。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié xiào le, biérén dōu zài kàn nǐ.</span> <br/> Stop laughing. Other people are looking at you.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 吃 了，我们 要 迟到 了。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié chī le, wǒmen yào chídào le.</span> <br/> Stop eating. We're going to be late.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 玩 了，去 写 作业。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié wán le, qù xiě zuòyè.</span> <br/> Stop playing. Do your homework.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 买 了，太 贵 了！</span> <br/> <span class="vert">In this case, the person probably isn't actually paying, but they're about to.</span><span class="pinyin"> <br/> Bié mǎi le, tài guì le!</span> <br/> Don't buy it. It's too expensive!</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 喝 了，你 已经 喝 了 五 杯 了。</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Bié hē le, nǐ yǐjīng hē le wǔ bēi le.</span> <br/> Stop drinking. You've already drunk five glasses.</li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Negative_commands_with_&quot;bie&quot;" title="wikilink">Negative commands with "bie"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</span> (p. 83)</li>
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  <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>

  <ul>
    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典（第5版）</span> (p. 92)</li>
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