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要不
yàobù
1. otherwise
2. or else
3. how about...?
4. either... (or...)
HSK 5 Uncommon • Top 30%

Character Breakdown

要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2 9 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

要不得
yàobude
intolerable
要不是
yàobushì
if it were not for
要不然
yàobùrán
otherwise

Example Sentences (1)

我还没想好要不要跟你去呢。
Wǒ hái méi xiǎng hǎo yào bù yào gēn nǐ qù ne.
I haven't decided whether to go with you yet.
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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
25,406 of 84,292