Absolutely No Spice in Chinese: 完全不要辣 (and 免辣)
Updated September 2026
You already know the baseline. You said 不要辣. The bowl still burns. This page is the escalation you say on the next order — not a second copy of 不要辣, and not the 微辣 ladder.
Why 不要辣 can still miss
In chili-forward rooms, 不要辣 sometimes lands as “not too hot,” or the pot is already built on chili oil. 微辣 is a separate trap: it names a level, and that level is still heat. One sentence is enough here. Drill levels on the 微辣 vs no spice page, and keep the first no-spice ask on 不要辣. When you need the words that mean zero, stay on this page.
The lines you say out loud
| # | Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 完全不要辣 | wánquán bú yào là | Absolutely no spice |
| 2 | 免辣 | miǎn là | No chili / hold the spice |
| 3 | 不要辣 | bú yào là | No spice (baseline — sister page) |
| 4 | 一点辣都不要 | yìdiǎn là dōu bú yào | Not even a little spice |
Read line 1, look up, say it. Then line 2. 免辣 is what you will also see on a ticket or a window note. Spoken, it is the short version of the same instruction: leave the chili out.
Speak drill
- Point, or say the dish, then 完全不要辣.
- Same order with the short form: 免辣.
- If you want a belt-and-suspenders beat, add 一点辣都不要 once. Do not stack all four lines into a speech.
Two clean sentences beat a paragraph. The kitchen needs a clear instruction at order time, not a recap after the bowl arrives.
They offer 微辣 — freeze zone
You: 不要辣。
Staff: 微辣可以吗？ ← freeze zone
That question is a level, not a kindness. If you wanted zero, do not answer 可以.
- 不要，完全不要辣。
- Or the short form: 免辣。
- Reinforce once if they lean in: 一点辣都不要。
Say the decline before they walk. Practicing only 不要辣 leaves this beat empty. The 微辣 page is where you learn to hear the ladder. This page is where you refuse the step.
One-breath order
Point at the menu and attach the escalation:
我要这个，完全不要辣。
wǒ yào zhège, wánquán bú yào là.
Short twin: 我要这个，免辣。 The pointing line itself is 我要这个. The whole meal path is how to order food in Chinese. Get a person first if nobody is listening: 服务员, then the spice line.
This page vs 不要辣 vs 微辣
| 不要辣 page | 微辣 page | This page | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owns | Baseline “no spice” | 不辣 / 微辣 / 中辣 / 特辣 | Zero, said harder: 完全不要辣 / 免辣 |
| Use when | First ask | You are choosing a level | 不要辣 still comes hot, or you will not risk a level |
| Not this | Not the escalation essay | Not a zero-chili script | Not a chili-pepper lecture |
Hand the first ask back to 不要辣. Hand “is mild okay?” to 微辣 vs no spice. Keep 完全不要辣 and 免辣 here.
When the limit is about you
完全不要辣 tells the kitchen what to leave out of the dish. If staff keep offering “just a little,” switch to the ability line: 我不能吃辣. Say the limit, then repeat the order line. A garnish or another ingredient you must refuse is a different script — use allergy phrases for that, not this page.
3 mistakes
- Repeating 不要辣 louder. Volume is not escalation. Change the line to 完全不要辣 or 免辣.
- Accepting 微辣 to be easy. If you needed zero, 可以 orders heat. Decline with the escalation line.
- Only pointing at a chili mark. Point and speak. 我要这个，完全不要辣 is the order.
FAQ
How do you say absolutely no spice in Chinese?
Say 完全不要辣 (wánquán bú yào là) — absolutely no spice. 免辣 (miǎn là) is the short restaurant line for leave the chili out. Use either when you order, especially if a plain 不要辣 has already come back hot.
What does 免辣 mean on a menu or to staff?
免辣 (miǎn là) means no chili / hold the spice. On a sign or ticket it is an instruction to leave the heat out. Spoken at the table it does the same job as 完全不要辣: zero chili, said clearly.
Why does 不要辣 still arrive spicy?
Some kitchens hear 不要辣 as not too hot, or the dish is built on a chili base. 微辣 is a different miss — it is a spice level, not zero. Escalate with 完全不要辣 or 免辣. The baseline 不要辣 line and the 微辣 ladder have their own pages.
Is 完全不要辣 ruder than 不要辣?
No. 完全 means completely / absolutely. You are closing a gap in the order, not insulting the kitchen. Say it once, in an even tone, at the moment you order.
What should I say if they offer 微辣?
Decline the level. Say 不要，完全不要辣 or 免辣. 微辣 is still spice. If they push just a little, add the ability line 我不能吃辣.
Practice the escalation out loud
Say 完全不要辣 once, then answer an imagined 微辣可以吗？ with 免辣. Two beats. Then open Today.
Practice today’s line · no card
Locked the words? Say 完全不要辣 on Today before the next order (no card).
Cluster links
- Baseline no spice: 不要辣
- Mild is still hot: 微辣 vs no spice
- I can’t eat spicy: 我不能吃辣
- Point and order: 我要这个
- Full order path: How to order food in Chinese
- Call staff first: 服务员