要不

yào bù
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. otherwise
  2. 2. or else
  3. 3. how about...?
  4. 4. either... (or...)

Example Sentences

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要不 要睡覺？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112161)

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Words Containing 要不

要不是
yào bu shì

if it were not for

要不然
yào bù rán

otherwise

要不得
yào bu de

intolerable; unacceptable

Child Words of 要不

不
bù

no; not so

要
yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for