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要不

yào bù
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Conjunction Uncommon

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Definitions

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

Usage notes

Collocations

要不……要不…… pairs alternatives, similar to 'either… or…' (e.g., 要不你去,要不我去).

Example Sentences

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要不 我们去看电影吧。
How about we go watch a movie?
要不 要睡覺?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112161)

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