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How to Say ‘They don't want to make others unhappy’ in Traditional Chinese

不想讓別人不開心

bù xiǎng ràng bié rén bù kāi xīn

[boo shyang rahng biérén boo kai-shin]

💬 Usage Tip: Use 讓 + person + feeling to say something makes someone feel that way. For example, 讓我很高興 "makes me happy".

Phrase Breakdown

不想讓別人

bù xiǎng ràng bié rén

don't want to make others

不想 (don't want) + 讓 (make/let) + 別人 (other people).

Example

我不想讓別人等。

I don't want to make others wait.

Words in this phrase

不

bù

[boo]

not

Used to negate what comes after it.

Example

我不是要找麻煩。

I'm not trying to cause trouble.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

to want; would like to

Shows desire or intention in a polite and natural way.

Example

如果方便的話,我想多聽一些實際例子。

If it’s convenient, I’d like to hear some more practical examples.

讓

ràng

[rahng]

to make; to cause

Used before a result or feeling to say something causes that effect in others.

Example

你的穿搭真的讓人印象深刻。

Your outfit really makes people remember you.

別人

bié rén

[biérén]

other people

Refers to individuals apart from oneself

Example

別人的東西不能拿走。

You can't take other people's stuff.

不開心

bù kāi xīn

unhappy

不 (not) + 開心 (happy). 不 keeps fourth tone before first-tone 開.

Example

她今天不開心。

She is unhappy today.

Words in this phrase

不

bù

[boo]

not

Used to negate what comes after it.

Example

我不是要找麻煩。

I'm not trying to cause trouble.

開心

kāi xīn

[kai-shin]

happy; glad

開心 means happy, pleased, or glad about something.

Example

收到回信我很開心。

I was very happy to receive a reply.

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