不用 (bù yòng) — need not, don't have to
Definition
不用 means 'need not / don't have to' — softer and more colloquial than the written 不必. Unlike 不要, it forbids nothing; it just says something isn't necessary.
adverb
need notdon't have to
Examples
- 不用，。Nǐ bù yòng qù, wǒ zài jiā děng nǐ.You don't have to go; I'll wait for you at home.
- 不用。Wǒ men bù yòng mǎi tài duō dōng xī.We don't need to buy too many things.
- 不用，。Tā bù yòng lái, wǒ men sān gè jiù gòu le.He doesn't need to come; the three of us are enough.
Grammar
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