用不着

用不著

yòngbuzháo

phrase HSK 5 #3,739

Meanings

1 to not need; to have no use for
2 there's no need to

Characters

to touch; to reach; result complement

Cannot reach the point of using - no need to use; unnecessary.

Examples

HSK 2

天气不冷，用不着穿大衣。

Tiānqì bù lěng, yòngbuzháo chuān dàyī.

The weather isn't cold, no need to wear a coat.

HSK 5

我自己能搞定，用不着帮忙。

Wǒ zìjǐ néng gǎodìng, yòngbuzháo bāngmáng.

I can handle it myself, no need for help.

HSK 7-9

这件事用不着你操心。

Zhè jiàn shì yòngbuzháo nǐ cāoxīn.

You don't need to worry about this matter.

Tips

usage

用不着 is colloquial and slightly dismissive - it implies 'don't bother.' The positive form 用得着 means 'might need' and often appears in rhetorical questions: 用得着这么生气吗？ (Is there really a need to be so angry?)

grammar

This is a potential complement structure: 用 + 不 + 着. The 不 indicates inability to reach the result (着 = achieving contact/use).

Stroke Order

用 yòng

不 bù

着 zhe