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  2. <p>Instead of saying &quot;do not&quot; with <a href="Negative_commands_with_&quot;bu_yao&quot;" title="wikilink">不要 (bùyào)</a>, we can say &quot;don't&quot; a little more quickly and forcefully by using 别 (bié).</p>
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  3. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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  4. <p>As well as <a href="Negative_commands_with_&quot;bu_yao&quot;" 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>
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  6. <p>别 + Verb (+ Obj.)</p>
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  8. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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  11. <li><em>别</em> 走。<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Don't leave.</span></li>
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  12. <li><em>别</em> 说话！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> shuōhuà! </span><span class="trans">Don't speak! </span></li>
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  13. <li><em>别</em> 笑！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> xiào! </span><span class="trans">Don't laugh! </span></li>
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  14. <li><em>别</em> 动！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> dòng!</span><span class="trans">Don't move!</span></li>
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  15. <li><em>别</em> 过来！<span class="pinyin"><em>Bié</em> guòlái! </span><span class="trans">Don't come over here! </span></li>
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  16. <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>
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  17. <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>
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  18. <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>
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  19. <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>
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  20. <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>
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  23. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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  24. <ul>
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  25. <li><a href="Negative_commands_with_&quot;bu_yao&quot;" title="wikilink">Negative commands with &quot;bu yao&quot;</a></li>
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  26. <li><a href="Expressing_&quot;don&#39;t_need_to&quot;_with_&quot;buyong&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing &quot;don't need to&quot; with &quot;buyong&quot;</a></li>
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  27. </ul>
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  28. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
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  29. <h3 id="videos">Videos</h3>
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  31. <li>Yoyo Chinese: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAAz-X6_iZ4&amp;list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&amp;index=18">Negative commands</a></li>
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  32. </ul>
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  33. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  35. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276385">→buy</a></li>
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  36. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0415700108">→buy</a></li>
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  37. <li><a href="A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(外国人实用汉语语法)" 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&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;asin=B001J0ADWA&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA">→buy</a></li>
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  38. </ul>
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  40. <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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