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不要 (bat1 jiu3) — do not want; do not desire | Cant.: 唔要; 唔愛 in Cantonese

batˉ¹不jiu˗₃要
Mandarin Pinyin: bu2 yao4

Meaning of 不要

noundo not want; do not desire | Cant.: 唔要; 唔愛
noundo not; must not | Cant.: 咪; 唔好; 唔愛 | Syn.: 勿 (formal written); 別 (actually a contraction of "不要")

Example Sentences with 不要

不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.
如果你有事的話 , 就不要來了。
Don't come if you're busy.
醫生，我要不要化驗血？
Doctor, do I need to have a blood test?
今年聖誕節不要喝醉喔！
Don't get drunk this Christmas!
今年聖誕節不要在我身上花錢喔！
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!
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Characters in 不要

不bat1
not; no; un-
要jiu3
shall; will; be about to

Words Containing 不要

不要吵bat1 jiu3 caau2
shut up [Syn.] 別吵 [粵]: 咪嘈 , 冇嘈
不要面子bat1 jiu3 min2 zi2
be shameless
不要緊bat1 jiu3 gan2
it doesn't matter; never mind. Cant.: 冇相干. [ ] Cant.: 唔緊要
不要面bat1 jiu3 min2
be shameless
不要臉bat1 jiu3 lim2
having no sense of shame; shameless [粵]: 唔知醜

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