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Character · AdverbTraditional甭

need not; don't

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples

adverb

need not; don't

informal

A common contraction of '不用' (bú yòng) used in casual Northern Mandarin. It indicates that an action is unnecessary or that permission is not required.

Zhè这

shì事

er儿

nǐ你

béng甭

guǎn管

le了

。

You don't need to bother with this matter.

Béng甭

kè客

qi气

，

dōu都

shì是

zì自

jǐ己

rén人

。

Don't stand on ceremony; we're all friends here.

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Shí时

jiān间

hái还

zǎo早

，

nǐ你

béng甭

zháo着

jí急

。

It's still early; you needn't hurry.

Wǒ我

míng明

bai白

，

nǐ你

béng甭

jiě解

shì释

le了

。

I understand; you don't have to explain.