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要不
yào bù
otherwise, or else
HSK 5Legendary
What does 要不 mean?
要不 (pinyin: yào bù) means otherwise, or else. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 要不
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 要 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不
The characters of 要不
| 要 | yāo | to want (HSK 2) |
| 不 | bù | not (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 相处 | xiāng chǔ | to get along |
| 抓紧 | zhuā jǐn | grasp tightly |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to obey, to comply with |
| 辞职 | cí zhí | to resign, quit a job |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to modify, to revise, to correct |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe, cosmos |
| 账户 | zhàng hù | account |
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