勿
wù
do not
wrap (勹) + two slashes (丿丿) = cut it off — do not
The wrapping stroke (勹) encloses two slashing strokes (丿丿), visually suggesting something being cut off or restrained. The image of blocked, deflected action gives 勿 its sense of prohibition.
请勿在图书馆里大声说话。
qǐng wù zài túshūguǎn lǐ dàshēng shuōhuà。
Please do not speak loudly in the library.
这里的花草很美，请勿随意踩踏。
zhèlǐ de huācǎo hěn měi，qǐng wù suíyì cǎità。
The flowers and plants here are very beautiful; please do not step on them casually.
Words with 勿
切勿
qiè wù
by no means
勿cue
wù cue
(Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in
勿忘国耻
wù wàng guó chǐ
Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
勿忘我
wù wàng wǒ
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
勿求人
wù qiú rén
see 不求人[bu4 qiu2 ren2]
勿谓言之不预
wù wèi yán zhī bù yù
(idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
基操勿6
jī cāo wù liù
(Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁缺勿滥
nìng quē wù làn
same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4]
己所不欲，勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
非诚勿扰
fēi chéng wù rǎo
serious inquiries only