How to Say ‘Don't eat spicy food.’ in Traditional Chinese
不要吃辣。
bú yào chī là
[búyào chī là]
💬 Usage Tip: 不要 (búyào) plus an action means "don't do it". 不 is read with a rising tone before the falling 要.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese doctors routinely add diet advice like this with any stomach diagnosis. Fried food and ice-cold drinks are often off the list too.
Phrase Breakdown
不要
bú yào
[búyào]
don't (imperative)
Used to tell someone not to do something.
你不要擔心。
Don't worry.
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
The basic verb for eating food.
我們去吃晚餐吧。
Let's go eat dinner.
辣
là
[là]
spicy
Describes hot, spicy food; useful for ordering spice level.
我不要太辣。
I don't want it too spicy.
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