切勿

qièwù

adverb

Meanings

1 by no means; never
2 do not under any circumstances

Characters

absolutely; earnestly

Examples

HSK 5

雨天路滑，切勿超速。

Yǔtiān lù huá, qièwù chāosù.

The roads are slippery in the rain; do not speed.

HSK 5

电池切勿放在高温的地方。

Diànchí qièwù fàng zài gāowēn de dìfang.

Never leave batteries anywhere hot.

Tips

usage

切勿 belongs to written warnings: labels, notices and instructions. It is stronger than 请勿 ("please do not"); in speech people say 千万不要 instead. 切 here means "absolutely" and is read qiè, not qiē (to cut).

Stroke Order

切 qiē

勿 wù