请勿

請勿

qǐngwù

phrase #10,664

Meanings

1 please don't
2 please do not

Characters

do not (formal)

Examples

请勿吸烟。

Qǐngwù xīyān.

No smoking, please.

请勿触摸展品。

Qǐngwù chùmō zhǎnpǐn.

Please do not touch the exhibits.

Tips

register

请勿 is formal and written, commonly found on signs and official notices. In speech, 请不要 is more natural.

grammar

勿 is a classical Chinese negative meaning 'do not', equivalent to modern 不要. It only survives in formal set phrases like 请勿 and 切勿.

Stroke Order

请 qǐng

勿 wù