甭

béng, bèng
不 + 用
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Definitions

béng (adverb) need not; don't need to
bèng (adverb) very

Etymology

Not 不 needed 用

About

Structurally, 甭 (bèng) is a modern typographical amalgamation: the character 不 ('not') is stacked above 用 ('use' or 'need'). This arrangement reflects its origin as a contraction of the spoken phrase bú yòng (literally 'not use'), from which it acquires both its pronunciation and its imperative meaning of 'don't' or 'need not.' Commonly used in colloquial Northern Chinese dialects, it functions as an imperative negative adverb, telling someone to stop worrying or to refrain from doing something unnecessary. In place of the two separate characters 不用, it offers a more compact and emphatic alternative.

Example Sentences Hide

这事儿你甭担心。

Zhè shìr nǐ béng dānxīn.

Don't worry about this matter.

你甭管那么多。

Nǐ béng guǎn nàme duō.

Don't concern yourself with so much.

他来了也甭理他。

Tā lái le yě béng lǐ tā.

Even if he comes, pay him no mind.

这些旧东西甭要了。

Zhèxiē jiù dōngxi béng yào le.

There's no need to keep these old things.

甭说这些客套话了。

Béng shuō zhèxiē kètào huà le.

Don't bother with these polite formalities.

你甭跟我提那件事。

Nǐ béng gēn wǒ tí nà jiàn shì.

Don't even bring that matter up with me.

甭管天气怎样，我都去。

Béng guǎn tiānqì zěnyàng, wǒ dōu qù.

No matter what the weather is like, I'm going.

他心里甭提有多高兴了。

Tā xīnli béng tí yǒu duō gāoxìng le.

Words can't describe how happy he was inside.

Related Characters

Component: 不

还 否 环 怀 坏 杯 歪 丕 钚 孬 罘 肧 䬪 吥

Component: 用

拥 佣 甬 痈 甯 僃 甪 甮

Example Words

甭管