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不要

bù yào · bu yao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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他(tā)不(bú)会(huì)英(yīng)文(wén)，更(gèng)不(bú)要(yào)说(shuō)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)了(le)。

He can't speak English, much less French.

什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)要(yào)做(zuò)比(bǐ)做(zuò)错(cuò)了(le)好(hǎo)。

It's better to do nothing than to do something poorly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by donkirkby · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

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