不要 (bù yào) means “don't!; must not”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
不要担心我会照顾好自己。
Bùyào dānxīn wǒ huì zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ.
Don't worry, I'll take care of myself.
Updated: 2026-07-18