不用【búyòng】

no need, don't need to, don't have to, needn't, no thanks, buyong

Says there is no need to do something, before the verb: 。 is "you don't need to come". On its own, politely turns down an offer.

HSK 2

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Structure

[subject] + 不用 + [verb]

不用 + 了 / 谢

Description

不用 before a verb says there is no need to do it. It is the negative of 要 and 得děi in the sense "have to".

。

I don't have to go to work tomorrow.

。

There's no need to worry.

不用 or 不要

不要 forbids: don't do it. 不用 lifts the need: you don't have to, but you could.

。

Don't come.

。

You don't need to come.

别 forbids in the same way as 不要.

Turning down an offer

不用了 on its own turns down something offered. 不用谢 answers thanks.

，。

No thanks, I'm fine.

。

You're welcome.

Mistakes

Neither 得děi nor 必须 takes 不 in front; "don't have to" is 不用.

× 我不得去 → 我不用去
× 我不必须去 → 我不用去

Examples

。

You don't need to come after all.

。

I don't have to go to work tomorrow.

。

You're welcome.

，。

No thanks, I'm fine.

。

There's no need to worry.

。

You don't need to write this character.

，。

It's not going to rain today, so there's no need for an umbrella.

，。

No need to buy a new one – this one still works.

，。

Don't wait for me – go ahead and eat.

。

The kids don't have to go to school at the weekend.

。

There's no need to be so formal.

，。

We don't have to get up early – tomorrow's Saturday.

References

Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"resources.allsetlearning.com

不太

不要