别老

別老
biélǎo
phrase #26,716

Meanings

  1. 1 don't always
  2. 2 stop always (doing something)

Examples

Biélǎo dīng zheshǒu jī kàn le, chūqu zǒuzou ba.
Stop always staring at your phone — go for a walk.
Biélǎo xiǎng zhe qián, shēnghuó háiyǒu hěnduō měihǎo de shìqíng.
Don't always think about money; there are so many good things in life.

Tips

grammar
别老 = (don't) + (always/constantly). here is an adverb meaning 'habitually' or 'all the time', not the adjective meaning 'old'. This pattern is very colloquial.

Stroke Order

bié
lǎo