What does 要不是 mean in Chinese?
要不是 (yàobúshì) means if it were not for.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
要不是
if it were not for
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
if it were not for
02
but for
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 要不是
How do you pronounce 要不是?
要不是 is pronounced yàobúshì.
Is 要不是 an HSK word?
要不是 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 要不是?
要不是 is used as a 连词 (conjunction) in Chinese.
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