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不要

bat1 jiu3

bu4*2 yao4

[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")

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 7,660,000

不要

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want

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今年聖誕節不要喝醉喔！國 edit
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

今年聖誕節不要在我身上花錢喔！國 edit
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

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 edit
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?

不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。 edit
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.

如果你有事的話 , 就不要來了。國 edit
Don't come if you're busy.

醫生，我要不要化驗血？國 edit
Doctor, do I need to have a blood test?

This word was added by tym on 21st Nov 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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