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How to Say ‘No need to’ in Traditional Chinese

沒有需要

méi yǒu xū yào

[may yoe shyoo yao]

💬 Usage Tip: [沒有需要] means "there's no need to..." and is often followed by a verb, like [沒有需要等] "no need to wait" or [沒有需要繞路] "no need to detour."

Phrase Breakdown

沒有

méi yǒu

[may yoe]

did not; have not; there is no

Used to indicate non-existence or that something did not happen.

Example

導航上沒有這條繞路的建議。

There was no suggestion for this detour on the navigation.

需要

xū yào

[shyoo yao]

need; necessity

Refers to something being necessary or required.

Example

我覺得沒有需要繞那麼遠。

I feel there was no need to go that far around.

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