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How to Say ‘Not too spicy, please.’ in Simplified Chinese

请不要太辣。

qǐng bú yào tài là

[qǐng boo yao tye lah]

💬 Usage Tip: 不 is said (bú) here because 要 has a falling tone. 不要太 + describing word means "not too ...": 不要太甜 "not too sweet".

Phrase Breakdown

请不要

qǐng bú yào

please don't

请 (please) + 不要 (don't). 不 becomes a rising second tone before the fourth-tone 要: qǐng bú yào.

Example

请不要说话。

Please don't talk.

Words in this phrase

请

qǐng

[qǐng]

Please

A polite expression used when asking for something.

Example

请进，大家都在等你。

Please come in, everyone is waiting for you.

不要

bú yào

[boo yao]

don't; do not

Used to politely tell someone not to do something.

Example

请不要放肉。

Please don’t add meat.

太辣。

tài là

too spicy

太 (too) + 辣 (spicy). Both are sharp falling fourth tones: tài là.

Example

这个菜太辣了。

This dish is too spicy.

Words in this phrase

太

tài

[tye]

too; excessively

Used before adjectives to mean overly or excessively.

Example

不要太辣，也不要太咸。

Not too spicy, and not too salty.

辣

là

[lah]

spicy

Describes food with heat or chili.

Example

我不太能吃辣。

I can't really eat spicy food.

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