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Chinese
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not; no
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important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
| trad. (不要)
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不
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要
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| simp. #(不要)
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不
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要
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| anagram
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要不
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Pronunciation
Verb
不要
- to not want
他是個不要命的主兒。
他是个不要命的主儿。 - Tā shì ge bùyào mìng de zhǔr.
- He's the kind of person who doesn't want to live.
我們大家不要自顧自，要互相幫助。
我们大家不要自顾自，要互相帮助。 - Wǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù.
- We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.
- not going to; will not
- (auxiliary) do not; don't (as an interjection or imperative)
你那麼能幹，絕不要被小事牽累。
你那么能干，绝不要被小事牵累。 - Nǐ nàme nénggàn, jué bùyào bèi xiǎoshì qiānlěi.
- You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.
這是公共場所，請您不要吸煙。
这是公共场所，请您不要吸烟。 - Zhè shì gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ, qǐng nín bùyào xīyān.
- This is a public place — please do not smoke.
你不要這麼匆忙地就答覆我，你要好好想一想。
你不要这么匆忙地就答覆我，你要好好想一想。 - Nǐ bùyào zhème cōngmáng de jiù dáfù wǒ, nǐ yào hǎohǎo xiǎng yī xiǎng.
- Don't be in such a hurry to respond to me — you have to think about it.
Synonyms
- (to not want): (Hokkien) 無欲／无欲, 毋挃
- (do not):
Dialectal synonyms of
別 (“do not”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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勿, 莫1, 毋, 無
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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別, 不要, 勿, 別要 chiefly Hong Kong
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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別, 別價
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| Taiwan
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別, 不要
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| Harbin
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別
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| Malaysia
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不要
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| Singapore
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不要
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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別, 別價, 甭價, 不要
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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別
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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嫑, 甭1, 休
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| Wanrong
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嫑, 不要
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| Xi'an
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嫑, 不敢
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| Xining
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嫑
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| Xuzhou
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嫑, 休
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Lanzhou
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不要
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| Ürümqi
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嫑
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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莫1, 不要, 嫑
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| Wuhan
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莫1, 不
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| Guiyang
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不要
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| Guilin
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莫1
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| Liuzhou
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莫1, 莫要
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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莫1
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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不要
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| Yangzhou
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莫1, 不要
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| Hefei
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別, 不要
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咪, 咪個, 唔好
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| Hong Kong
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咪, 唔好, 冇, 咪個 dated
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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唔好
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| Macau
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唔要
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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咪
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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咪
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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唔好
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| Taishan
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唔好
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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唔好
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| Dongguan
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咪, 唔好
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| Shaoguan
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咪
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| Yunfu
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咪, 唔好
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| Yangjiang
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莫1, 無好
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| Xinyi
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毛
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| Lianjiang
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冇
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| Nanning
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冇要
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咪
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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咪, 唔好
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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莫1
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| Lichuan
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毋要, 不要
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| Pingxiang
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不要
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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莫1, 毋愛, 毋好
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| Xingning
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毋愛
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| Huidong (Daling)
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毋好
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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毋好
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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毋好
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| Changting
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毋要
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| Liancheng
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毋要
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| Ninghua
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毋要
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| Yudu
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毋要, 毋敢
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| Ruijin
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毋要
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| Shicheng
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毋要
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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毋要
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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毋好
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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毋好
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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毋好
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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毋好
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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毋好
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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毋好
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| Hong Kong
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毋好
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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毋愛
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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毋好
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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唔愛
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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不要, 嫑
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| Shexian
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不要, 嫑
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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不要, 嫑
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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不要, 不敢
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| Xinzhou
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不要, 嫑, 播
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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伓敢, 伓讓, 毋
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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伓敢
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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伓通, 毋
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| Fuqing
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伓通
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| Matsu
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毋
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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毋通, 毋愛, 莫2, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰
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| Quanzhou
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毋通, 毋愛, 甭2, 莫用, 汰
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| Zhangzhou
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毋通, 莫2, 甭2, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰
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| Zhao'an
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孬
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| Taipei
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莫2
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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莫去
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| Kaohsiung
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莫2
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| Yilan
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毋通, 莫2
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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莫2
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| Tainan
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莫2, 甭2
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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莫2, 毋通, 甭2
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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莫2, 毋通, 甭2
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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毋通, 甭2
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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別
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| Chaozhou
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孬, 莫2
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| Shantou
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孬, 莫2
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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莫2
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| Jieyang
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孬, 莫2
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| Haifeng
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莫2
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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孬
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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孬
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| Penang (Teochew)
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莫2
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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莫2, 孬
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| Leizhou
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無地
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| Haikou
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無用, 莫2, 無莫
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| Qionghai
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無用
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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無用
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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冇要
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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勿要, 𧟰
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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拗
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| Suzhou
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𧟰
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| Wuxi
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𧟰
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| Nantong (Haimen)
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拗, 拗要, 弗要
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| Danyang
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弗要, 𫸻
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| Hangzhou
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嫑
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| Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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弗要, 消, 𧟰
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| Ningbo
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莫, 甮
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| Wenzhou
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𧟰
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| Lishui
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⿰毋樂
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| Qingyuan
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⿰否樂
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| Jinhua
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𫸻, 弗要, 弗用
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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莫1, 不要
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| Loudi
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不要, 莫1
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| Shuangfeng
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莫1
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| Quanzhou
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別
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Derived terms
See also
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
不要 • (fuyō) ←ふえう (fueu)?-na (adnominal 不要な (fuyō na), adverbial 不要に (fuyō ni))
- unnecessary
- useless
- unused
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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不要だろ
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ふようだろ
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fuyō daro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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不要で
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ふようで
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fuyō de
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| Terminal (終止形)
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不要だ
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ふようだ
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fuyō da
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| Attributive (連体形)
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不要な
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ふような
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fuyō na
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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不要なら
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ふようなら
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fuyō nara
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| Imperative (命令形)
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不要であれ
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ふようであれ
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fuyō de are
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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不要ではない
不要じゃない
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ふようではない
ふようじゃない
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fuyō de wa nai
fuyō ja nai
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| Informal past
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不要だった
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ふようだった
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fuyō datta
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| Informal negative past
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不要ではなかった
不要じゃなかった
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ふようではなかった
ふようじゃなかった
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fuyō de wa nakatta
fuyō ja nakatta
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| Formal
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不要です
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ふようです
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fuyō desu
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| Formal negative
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不要ではありません
不要じゃありません
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ふようではありません
ふようじゃありません
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fuyō de wa arimasen
fuyō ja arimasen
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| Formal past
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不要でした
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ふようでした
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fuyō deshita
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| Formal negative past
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不要ではありませんでした
不要じゃありませんでした
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ふようではありませんでした
ふようじゃありませんでした
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fuyō de wa arimasen deshita
fuyō ja arimasen deshita
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| Conjunctive
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不要で
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ふようで
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fuyō de
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| Conditional
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不要なら（ば）
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ふようなら（ば）
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fuyō nara (ba)
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| Provisional
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不要だったら
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ふようだったら
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fuyō dattara
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| Volitional
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不要だろう
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ふようだろう
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fuyō darō
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| Adverbial
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不要に
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ふように
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fuyō ni
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| Degree
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不要さ
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ふようさ
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fuyōsa
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Noun
不要 • (fuyō) ←ふえう (fueu)?
- being unnecessary
- uselessness
- being unused
Antonyms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.