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不要
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[1] do not want; do not desire | Cant.: 唔要; 唔愛 [2] do not; must not | Cant.: 咪; 唔好; 唔愛 | Syn.: 勿 (formal written); 別 (actually a contraction of "不要") Level: 3 Google Frequency: 7,660,000 This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國 |
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This word was added by tym on 21st Nov 2004 06:15 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:不 bat1 - no, not; un-; negative prefix要 jiu3 jiu1 - want 5 compounds containing this word:不要緊 - not critical; never mind不要面 - be shameless 不要面子 - be shameless 不要臉 - having no sense of shame; shameless 不要吵 - shut up |
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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you? |
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