不要

Chinese

not; no
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (不要) 不 要
simp. #(不要) 不 要
anagram 要不

Pronunciation


Verb

不要

  1. to not want
    他是個不要命的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    他是个不要命的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì ge bùyào mìng de zhǔr. [Pinyin]
    He's the kind of person who doesn't want to live.
    我們大家不要自顧自,要互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们大家不要自顾自,要互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]
    We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.
  2. not going to; will not
  3. do not; don't (as an interjection or imperative)
    你那麼能幹,絕不要被小事牽累。 [MSC, trad.]
    你那么能干,绝不要被小事牵累。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ nàme nénggàn, jué bùyào bèi xiǎoshì qiānlěi. [Pinyin]
    You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.
    這是公共場所,請您不要吸煙。 [MSC, trad.]
    这是公共场所,请您不要吸烟。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ, qǐng nín bùyào xīyān. [Pinyin]
    This is a public place — please do not smoke.
    你不要這麼匆忙地就答覆我,你要好好想一想。 [MSC, trad.]
    你不要这么匆忙地就答覆我,你要好好想一想。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ bùyào zhème cōngmáng de jiù dáfù wǒ, nǐ yào hǎohǎo xiǎng yī xiǎng. [Pinyin]
    Don't be in such a hurry to respond to me — you have to think about it.

Synonyms

  • (do not):

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不 要
ふ
Grade: 4
よう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
不用

Adjective

不(ふ)要(よう) • (fuyō) ←ふえう (fueu)? -na (adnominal 不(ふ)要(よう)な (fuyō na), adverbial 不(ふ)要(よう)に (fuyō ni))

  1. unnecessary
  2. useless
  3. unused

Inflection

Noun

不(ふ)要(よう) • (fuyō) ←ふえう (fueu)?

  1. being unnecessary
  2. uselessness
  3. being unused

Antonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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