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búyòng

不用búyòngbúyòng
need not; do not need to
From Lesson 30:Doing the household laundry·Hardcore Chinese

Usages of búyòng

这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　不用búyòng　手洗shǒuxǐ。zhèjiàn yīfu búyòng shǒuxǐ.
This piece of clothing does not need to be hand-washed.
床单chuángdān　不用búyòng　浸泡jìnpào。chuángdān búyòng jìnpào.
The bed sheet does not need to be soaked.
今天jīntiān　不用búyòng　施肥shīféi。jīntiān búyòng shīféi.
There is no need to fertilize today.
一旦yídàn　叶片yèpiàn　发黄fāhuáng，　就jiù　先xiān　不用búyòng　施肥shīféi。yídàn yèpiàn fāhuáng, jiù xiān búyòng shīféi.
Once the leaves turn yellow, do not fertilize for the moment.
她tā　独唱dúchàng　的de　时候shíhou　不用búyòng　原唱yuánchàng。tā dúchàng de shíhou búyòng yuánchàng.
When she sings a solo, she does not need the original vocal track.
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