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要不是

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  • [yàobushì]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

要不是 [yàobushì]
  1. 1. if it were not for; but for
    要不是下雨,我们早就出门了。
    We would have gone out long ago but for the rain.
    要不是他迟到,会议早就该开始了。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

要不是 [yàobushì]
  1. 1. 连接分句,用在第一个分句里,表示假设关系,相当于"如果不是"
    这件事情,要不是你及时赶到,就糟了。

Examples

要就学钢琴,要就学提琴,总之要学一样。
我们看问题,不但要看到部分,而且要看到全体。
In approaching a problem we should see the whole as well as the parts. 部分
看问题,不但要看到部分,而且要看到全体。
In approaching a problem one should see the whole as well as the parts. 全体
要赛出水平,也要赛出风格。
We must give a good account of ourselves and display fine sportsmanship as well.
要就去跳舞,要就去听音乐,别处我不去。
Let's go either to the dance or to the concert. I won't go anywhere else.
对产品要质检,对人也要质检。
Products need quality inspection, so do people. 质检
我们要一定要弄清事情的本来面目。 本来面目
要想写出好作品就要学会捕捉那一纵即逝的灵感。 捕捉
要完成任何一篇优秀的论文都要参看前人的成果。 参看
要想唱好黄梅戏,就要了解一些唱名法的知识。 唱名法

Word Decomposition


[yāo]
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[bù]
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[shì]

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