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Chinese grammar

别 + verb + 了 (stop …)

Stop …; don’t … any more

别 + verb + 了 asks someone to stop doing something they are already doing: 别哭了 “stop crying”.

In stories

  1. 星期天,妈妈说:“别送了,请他来我们家吃饭吧!”

    对面的新邻居 · The new neighbour: a bowl that keeps coming back HSK 2

  2. 孙悟空疼得在地上滚来滚去:“师父,别念了!

    火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple HSK 3

  3. 苏晴对他说:“您好,能不能请您别唱了?

    地铁上的面试官 · A job interview in Chinese: the man on the metro HSK 3

  4. 别问了,好好上班吧。”

    七楼 · 第二天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 2: The Parcel That Vanished Overnight HSK 3

Read 对面的新邻居

What does 别 + verb + 了 (stop …) mean in Chinese?

Stop …; don’t … any more. 别 + verb + 了 asks someone to stop doing something they are already doing: 别哭了 “stop crying”.

How common is 别 + verb + 了 (stop …)?

It comes up in 14 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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