别光

別光

bié guāng

phrase #19,620

Meanings

1 don't just
2 don't only

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

别光说不做。

Bié guāng shuō bù zuò.

Don't just talk without doing anything.

HSK 3

别光看手机，吃饭吧。

Bié guāng kàn shǒujī, chīfàn ba.

Don't just look at your phone - eat your meal.

HSK 6

别光顾着玩儿。

Bié guāng gù zhe wánr.

Don't just focus on playing around.

Tips

grammar

别光 + verb means 'don't only/just do X'. 光 here acts as an adverb meaning 'only/merely', and 别 is the imperative negation.

Stroke Order

别 bié

光 guāng