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用不着

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  • [yòngbuzháo]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用不着 [yòngbuzháo]
  1. 1. not need; have no use for
    活儿不多,用不着这么些人。
    There aren't enough jobs for so many people.
  2. 2. there is no need to; it is not worthwhile to
    用不着为这些小事争论不休。
    There's no need to keep arguing about such triflings.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用不着 [yòngbuzháo]
  1. 1. 没有用场;用不上
    这些钱现在还用不着
  2. 2. 不需要;没有必要
    都是熟人,用不着客气。

Examples

这里用不着你,你只管睡你的去。
We don't need you here. You just go to bed.
一说她就明白,用不着人费话。
Just mention it and she'll catch on. It won't take much talking. 费话
孩子由她姥姥照看,用不着挂虑。
The child is being looked after by his grandmother, so there's no need to worry. 挂虑
我们是老朋友,用不着讲客套。
As old friends we don't need to stand on ceremony. 客套
受到一点挫折用不着苦恼。
You shouldn't get frustrated just because of a few setbacks. 苦恼
用不着少见多怪。
There's nothing to be surprised at. 少见多怪
这点小事,用不着兴师动众。
It's only a small matter; you needn't make a fuss about it and draw in a lot of people. 兴师动众
一件小事情,用不着这么渲染。
No need to exaggerate a trifling matter like that. 渲染
活儿不多,用不着这么些人。
There aren't enough jobs for so many people. 用不着
用不着为这些小事争论不休。
There's no need to keep arguing about such triflings. 用不着

Word Decomposition


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