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HSK 2 · 别 · 不要
别 and 不要 — don't
Both mean don't, and both only ever tell someone else — never report anything.
The rule
别 + verb = don't: 别说话！ 不要说话！ mean the same; 别 is shorter and warmer.
To stop something already under way, add 了: 别看电视了。
别 is for ORDERS only. Reporting your own feelings takes 不: 我不喜欢他.
Reporting something that did not happen takes 没: 我昨天没去。
To stop something already under way, add 了: 别看电视了。
别 is for ORDERS only. Reporting your own feelings takes 不: 我不喜欢他.
Reporting something that did not happen takes 没: 我昨天没去。
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