要不是

yào bu shì

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Conjunction Rare

Definitions

1. if it were not for
2. but for

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

幸亏

xìng kuī

fortunately

表示庆幸，与假设的不利条件相对

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“就”或“才”搭配使用，形成“要不是...就...”或“要不是...才...”结构，表示若非某个条件，就会出现或才出现某种结果。

Common mistakes

“要不是”已经包含“如果...不”的意思，后面不能再用否定词，如不能说“要不是没带伞”，应改为“要不是带了伞”表示肯定假设。

Example Sentences

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要不是你帮忙，我就迷路了。

If it weren't for your help, I would have gotten lost.

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Child Words of 要不是

no; not so

to be (followed by substantives only)

要

yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要

yào

to want; to need; to ask for

otherwise

fault

要不是