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<p>You may know how to make <a href=
"negative_commands_with_&quot;bie&quot;" title="wikilink">negative
commands with "bie,"</a> but what if someone is already doing it?
The pattern 别⋯⋯了 (bié... le) is all you need to tell someone to
<em>STOP DOING THAT</em> (which they're already doing).</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>别 + Verb / Verb Phrase + 了</p>
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<p>Instead of just a <a href="verb" class="uri" title=
"wikilink">verb</a>, it can also be a verb phrase.</p>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
</ul>
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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>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89"
class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</a> (p. 83) <a href=
"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&amp;qid=1345693275&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89"
class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语词典（第5版）</a> (p. 92) <a href=
"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&amp;qid=1345693609&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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