Sentence PatternsHSK 3
Expressing "stop doing" with 别… 了
Use 别…了 to tell someone to stop doing an action that is currently happening. Remember to place 了 at the end to signal the desire to cease the activity.
Structure
别 + Verb/Verb Phrase + 了
works with a verb or verb phrase
Examples
- 别说了，我不想听。Bié shuō le, wǒ bù xiǎng tīng.Stop talking. I don't want to listen.
- 别看了，睡觉！Bié kàn le, shuì jiào!Stop watching. Go to sleep!
- 别哭了！Bié kū le!Stop crying!
- 别吃了，我们要迟到了。Bié chī le, wǒ men yào chí dào le.Stop eating. We're going to be late.
- 别玩了，去写作业。Bié wán le, qù xiě zuò yè.Stop playing. Do your homework.
Words that use this
- 别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性别, 派别)
- 别biésurname Bie
- 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)