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要不是
yàobushì
1. if it were not for
2. but for
Very Common • Top 5%

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
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,955 of 84,292