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How to Say ‘Don't leave anything in the car.’ in Simplified Chinese

别把东西落车上。

bié bǎ dōng xī luò chē shàng

[byeh bah dong-shee là chē shang]

💬 Usage Tip: 把 moves the object in front of the verb so you can say where it ends up: 别把手机忘在家里 "don't leave your phone at home".

Phrase Breakdown

别把东西

bié bǎ dōng xī

Don't (leave) your things

'别' means 'don't'. '把' moves the object '东西' (things) before the verb. '西' is light: dōngxi.

Example

别把东西弄丢了。

Don't lose your things.

Words in this phrase

别

bié

[byeh]

don't; do not

Used to tell someone not to do something in a direct but common way.

Example

别担心，你一定能找到机会。

Don't worry, you will definitely find an opportunity.

把

bǎ

[bah]

object marker

Introduces the object before the action in a sentence pattern common in spoken Mandarin.

Example

我今天晚一点把简历发给你。

I’ll send you my resume a bit later today.

东西

dōng xī

[dong-shee]

thing; item

A very common word for a thing, object, or stuff.

Example

这不是什么贵重的东西。

This is not something valuable.

落车上。

luò chē shàng

behind in the car.

'落' is read 'là' here, meaning 'leave behind by mistake'.

Example

手机别落车上。

Don't leave your phone in the car.

Words in this phrase

落

luò

[là]

to leave behind

To forget something somewhere; pronounced là in this sense.

Example

我把钥匙落家里了。

I left my keys at home.

车

chē

[chē]

car

This character means car or vehicle.

Example

这辆车很新。

This car is very new.

上

shàng

[shang]

in; on (location)

After a noun, marks location: in or on it.

Example

手机在桌上。

The phone is on the table.

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