不消 (bú) — need not, there is no need to
Definition
Classical / literary auxiliary meaning 'need not, there's no need to' — appears mostly in set phrases such as 不消说 ('needless to say') and 不消…了. In modern spoken Chinese use 不用 instead.
auxiliary verb
need notthere is no need to
Examples
- ，不消。Zhè diǎn xiǎo shì, bú má fan bié rén le.This small matter, there's no need to trouble others.
- ，不消。Nǐ fàng xīn, tā bú nǐ cāo xīn yě zuò de hǎo.Don't worry, he can do it well without you having to worry.
- ，不消。Yǐ jīng jiě jué le, bú zài jiě shì.It's already resolved; there's no need to explain further.
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