<p>别担心 is equivalent to don't worry, but with a little twist. You can only use 别担心 when you are talking to someone and addressing him/her at that moment; While 你别担心啦 is correct, 我别担心，他别担心，他们别担心 are all incorrect because 别 here is a soft command word which means 不要. Of course, you can't command yourself or themselves to not do anything. You can only command the one that you are currently talking to, which is 你。你别要想我。</p>

<p>不担心 is easier; It simply means don't worry, there are no twist here. You can use it freely. So 我不担心，你不担心，他不担心 are all correct. 不 simply means No. No worry = don't worry. </p>

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cf. ＂外国人实用汉语语法＂第十节｜祈使句（imperative)二、祈使句的语法特点（四）否定形式的祈使句中常在句首或谓语前用副词＂别，不要，不必＂等，表示劝阻或制止。不担心 may be correct (?) but means "(s.o.) does/ (they) do not worry".
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Atmega 328
<p>别+[verb] = don't+ [verb]. It is  either a command or request</p>

<p>不+[verb] = not + [verb] . It indicate negative</p>

<ul>
<li><p>You can say '我不担心'(I am not worry), '你不担心'(you are not worry) and '他不担心'(he is not worry) -- Opposite of  '我担心'(I am worry), '你担心'(you are worry) and '他担心'(he is worry)</p></li>
<li><p>You can also say '你别担心'(don't worry) But you <strong>cannot</strong> say '我别担心' or '他别担心' because command or request is always directed to second person.</p></li>
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<p><em>However, you can say "我叫他别担心" in which '别担心' is a a quote from you directed toward a second person at the time.</em> </p>

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Tang Ho
<p>Do you say "别担心” or ”不担心” for "don't worry"? Or something else? </p>

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enter "don't worry" into jukuu, get 100 sample sentences, among 1 to 10, 8 have 别担心, one has 不必担心, one 你不必(替我)操心, ＊不担心 not valid instead 不要担心 -＞ 别担心
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别= don't ; 不= not
Tang Ho
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別 is the merged pronunciation of 不必 in Northern China.  Replace 別 with 不必, you know the answer.
OmniBus
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别担心= don't need worry about.
Daniel Yang
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Do you say "别担心” or ”不担心” for "don't worry"?
# Do you say "别担心” or ”不担心” for "don't worry"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-17)

Do you say "别担心” or ”不担心” for "don't worry"? Or something else?

**Tags:** translation, word-choice, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: enter "don't worry" into jukuu, get 100 sample sentences, among 1 to 10, 8 have 别担心, one has 不必担心, one 你不必(替我)操心, ＊不担心 not valid instead 不要担心 -＞ 别担心  
> **username_2**: 别= don't ; 不= not  
> **username_3**: 別 is the merged pronunciation of 不必 in Northern China.  Replace 別 with 不必, you know the answer.  
> **username_4**: 别担心= don't need worry about.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2017-05-18. Score: 3

别担心 is equivalent to don't worry, but with a little twist. You can only use 别担心 when you are talking to someone and addressing him/her at that moment; While 你别担心啦 is correct, 我别担心，他别担心，他们别担心 are all incorrect because 别 here is a soft command word which means 不要. Of course, you can't command yourself or themselves to not do anything. You can only command the one that you are currently talking to, which is 你。你别要想我。

不担心 is easier; It simply means don't worry, there are no twist here. You can use it freely. So 我不担心，你不担心，他不担心 are all correct. 不 simply means No. No worry = don't worry.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: cf. ＂外国人实用汉语语法＂第十节｜祈使句（imperative)二、祈使句的语法特点（四）否定形式的祈使句中常在句首或谓语前用副词＂别，不要，不必＂等，表示劝阻或制止。不担心 may be correct (?) but means "(s.o.) does/ (they) do not worry".  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-17. Score: 2

别+[verb] = don't+ [verb]. It is either a command or request

不+[verb] = not + [verb] . It indicate negative

* You can say '我不担心'(I am not worry), '你不担心'(you are not worry) and '他不担心'(he is not worry) -- Opposite of '我担心'(I am worry), '你担心'(you are worry) and '他担心'(he is worry)
* You can also say '你别担心'(don't worry) But you **cannot** say '我别担心' or '他别担心' because command or request is always directed to second person.

*However, you can say "我叫他别担心" in which '别担心' is a a quote from you directed toward a second person at the time.*


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