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How to Say ‘No meat, please.’ in Simplified Chinese

请不要放肉。

qǐng bú yào fàng ròu

[ching boo yao fahng roh]

💬 Usage Tip: [放] here means "put in" or "add," which is the natural verb for ingredients. You can reuse it for lots of requests: [不要放葱], [少放盐].

Phrase Breakdown

qǐng

[ching]

please

A polite word used to make requests more courteous.

Example

请不要放肉。

Please don’t add meat.

不要放

bú yào fàng

do not put / please don’t add

Requests that an ingredient not be added.

Example

不要放辣椒。

Don't add chili peppers.

Words in this phrase

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.

fàng

[fahng]

to put; to add

Commonly used when asking someone to add or not add an ingredient.

Example

请不要放肉。

Please don’t add meat.

ròu

[roh]

meat

A general word for meat, not specifying the type.

Example

这个菜没有肉。

This dish has no meat.

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