bié zài zhège lùkǒu zhuǎnwān.

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Breakdown of bié zài zhège lùkǒu zhuǎnwān.

• 别bié: don't
• 这个zhège: this
• 路口lùkǒu: intersection

Questions & Answers about bié zài zhège lùkǒu zhuǎnwān.

What does 别 mean here? Is it the same as 不?

别 is used to make a negative command: don’t ...

So:

• 别转弯 = Don’t turn
• 别在这个路口转弯 = Don’t turn at this intersection

It is not the same as 不.

• 不转弯 usually sounds like a statement: not turning / won’t turn
• 别转弯 is an instruction or warning

A close alternative is:

• 不要在这个路口转弯。

That also means Don’t turn at this intersection, but 别 is shorter and very common in spoken Mandarin.

Why is there no subject like 你 in the sentence?

In Mandarin, commands often omit the subject when it is obvious.

So:

• 别在这个路口转弯。
• 你别在这个路口转弯。

Both are possible, but the version without 你 is very natural. The listener is understood from context.

Adding 你 can give a little more emphasis, like You—don’t turn here.

Why is 在这个路口 placed before 转弯?