不用 (don't need to)
"No need"
- need not不用 = "don't need to / no need to".
- You're welcome不用谢 = "you're welcome (no need to thank)."
- It's the negative of want / will / need要 / to need需要 here.
Subj + need not不用 + Verb Phrase
- need not不用 waves away an unnecessary action.
you你don't need to不用worry担心。
- need not不用anxious担心 = "no need to worry."
Practice
No need to worry: 你 ____ 担心。
不用 + Verb Phrase = no need to: 不用担心.
Practice
不用 means an action is unnecessary.
Yes — “no need to”: 不用担心.
need not不用 vs don't不要
- need not不用 = unnecessary; don't不要 = don't (a prohibition).
Explore
Correct or broken?
不用 waves the duty away: no need to — a soft, friendly release.
Practice
How does 不用 differ from 不要?
不用谢 (no need to thank) vs 不要走 (don't leave).
Recap
Key idea
- need not不用 + Verb Phrase — "don't need to / no need to"
- You're welcome不用谢 · need not不用anxious担心
- need not不用 = unnecessary; don't不要 = "don't!" (prohibition)
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Auxiliary verbs.