不要

bùyào

verb★Beginner

informal

To not want something; to refuse or decline

不要担心，我会照顾好自己。

Don't worry, I'll take care of myself.

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Commonly used to express refusal or lack of desire for something.

Collocations

不要紧it doesn't matter不要脸shameless

不要紧phrase

it doesn't matter

不要脸phrase

shameless

不要 is often used in everyday conversation to express refusal or lack of desire.

不要 can be used as an imperative to tell someone not to do something, e.g., 不要担心 (Don't worry).

Combination of 不 (bù, 'not') and 要 (yào, 'to want').

Often used in informal contexts to express refusal or lack of desire. Can also be used as an imperative to tell someone not to do something.

不

not

prefix

要

to want

root

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