HSK 5 grammar · complement
用不着
用不着 — there's no need to
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How it works
用不着 is a potential complement meaning there is no need for something or no occasion to use it: "there's no need to / not necessary." Its positive counterpart 用得着 means "can make use of / need."
Examples
这么点儿事，用不着麻烦你。
Zhème diǎnr shì, yòngbuzháo máfan nǐ.
It's such a small thing — there's no need to trouble you.
天还没黑，用不着开灯。
Tiān hái méi hēi, yòngbuzháo kāi dēng.
It's not dark yet; no need to turn on the light.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 用不着 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.