(bú yòng) - no need to, don't have to in Mandarin
búyòngTraditional: 不用
HSK 2
#241 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
no need to, don't have to
Word origin
A two-character expression: 不 'not' plus 用 'to use' (a pictograph variously explained as a bucket or a bell). Together 不用 means 'no need to' or 'need not'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (not) + 用 (use)
Stroke order
不
用
Examples
。
No need to thank me.
。
No need to worry.
。
You don't have to come.
。
You do not need to walk me home.
，。
No need to thank me, it is nothing.
不用 (bú yòng) means no need to, don't have to. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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