Conj.otherwise; or else; or

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Character Breakdown

要不 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 要不 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 要不 with other words naturally.
Subject + Verbwith我们
yào
men
neutral
or we could
Verb + Adverbwith
yào
xiān
neutralSpoken
or you go first
Idiomwith这样
yào
zhè
yàng
informalSpoken
how about this
Verb + Complementwith算了
yào
jiù
suàn
liǎo
informalSpoken
or just forget it

Example Sentences with 要不

yào
men
míng
tiān
gōng
yuán
ba
How about we go to the park tomorrow?
jiàn
qián
de
qíng
kuàng
yào
men
chóng
xīn
píng
xià
xiàng
xíng
xìng
Given the current situation, should we reassess the feasibility of the project?
yào
men
gān
cuì
fàng
zhè
ge
huà
zhuǎn
ér
xún
qiú
gèng
wěn
tuǒ
de
fāng
àn
Or should we simply abandon this plan and seek a more reliable alternative?
jīn
tiān
tiān
hǎo
yào
men
gǎi
tiān
zài
kàn
diàn
yǐng
The weather is bad today, how about we go to the movies another day?
nán
dào
jué
de
yào
men
xiān
zhēng
qiú
xià
zhuān
jiā
de
jiàn
huì
gèng
míng
zhì
Don't you think it would be wiser if we first sought the opinion of experts?
yào
men
bié
jiā
cān
tīng
le
tīng
shuō
zuì
jìn
de
zhì
liàng
yǒu
suǒ
xià
jiàng
Maybe we shouldn't go to that restaurant; I heard the service quality has declined recently.
guǒ
huān
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
yào
men
chóng
xīn
tǎo
lùn
xià
xuǎn
If you don't like this plan, how about we discuss other options again?
xià
bān
hòu
yào
kàn
xīn
shàng
yìng
de
huàn
diàn
yǐng
After work, how about we go see that newly released sci-fi movie together?