What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 不要 mean?

不要 bùyào

don't; must not

It can also mean

  • not to want

Its characters

  1. 不 bù not
  2. 要 yào to want

In a sentence

上课的时候不要说话。 Don't talk during class.

两个爸爸一起说:“不要!

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