HSK 2 grammar · adverb
别
别 — don't (prohibition)
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
别 before a verb tells someone not to do it — a short way of saying "don't". Adding 了 at the end urges them to stop doing it now.
Examples
别走。
Bié zǒu.
Don't go.
别说话了。
Bié shuōhuà le.
Stop talking.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 别 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.