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要不是 (yào bú shì): If it were not for (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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要 • yào • want; be going to; ask for; demand • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
yào
要
want; be going to; ask for; demand
不 • bú • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bú
不
not; no
是 • shì • to be • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shì
是
to be
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More common words that include characters from 要不是.
Words with
要
不要
bù yào
don't!
快要
kuài yào
nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
主要
zhǔ yào
mainly
要求
yāo qiú
requirement
重要
zhòng yào
important
需要
xū yào
need
只要
zhǐ yào
so long as ...
将要
jiāng yào
will
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
Words with
是
但是
dàn shì
but; however
只是
zhǐ shì
merely; only; just; nothing but
总是
zǒng shì
always
还是
hái shì
...or...? [in a question]
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
于是
yú shì
as a result
可是
kě shì
but
就是
jiù shì
exactly; precisely
是否
shì fǒu
whether or not
4.
Example Sentences with 要不是
yào
要
bu
不
shì
是
nǐ
你
tí
提
xǐng
醒
wǒ
我
，
wǒ
我
jiù
就
wàng
忘
jì
记
dài
带
yào
钥
shi
匙
le
了
。
If it were not for you reminding me, I would have forgotten to bring the keys.
yào
要
bú
不
shì
是
qiān
千
jūn
钧
yì
一
fā
发
shí
时
nǐ
你
lā
拉
wǒ
我
yì
一
bǎ
把
，
hòu
后
guǒ
果
bù
不
kān
堪
shè
设
xiǎng
想
。
If you hadn't pulled me back at the critical moment, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
