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不用

bù yòng · bu yong

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Meaning

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  1. need not
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No need for sugar

  1. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)茶(chá)要(yào)加(jiā)糖(táng)吗(ma)？

    Do you want sugar in your tea?

  2. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，谢谢(xièxie)。

    No need, thanks.

  3. Dengdeng

    牛奶(niúnǎi)呢(ne)？

    What about milk?

  4. Liangliang

    也(yě)不用(bùyòng)。我(wǒ)喝茶(hēchá)什么都不加(shénmedōubùjiā)。

    No need for that either. I add nothing to my tea.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)不用(bùyòng)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)了(le)。

    Then I do not need to go to the supermarket today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)用(yòng)，谢(xiè)谢(xie)，我(wǒ)怀(huái)孕(yùn)了(le)。

No thanks, I'm pregnant.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yangmaster · English by Farvoyager · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

反(fǎn)正(zhèng)事(shì)情(qing)已(yǐ)过(guò)去(qù)了(le)，那(nà)不(bú)用(yòng)再(zài)提(tí)了(le)。

Anyway the event has already passed, there is no point in mentioning it again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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