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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

要不 [yàobù]
  1. 1. conjunction [否则] otherwise
    快点走,要不你要迟到了。
    Go quickly, otherwise you'll be late.
  2. 2. conjunction [表示选择] eitheror
    我们要不去看电影,要不去咖啡厅,你说呢?
    We can either go to see a film or go to a coffee shop – which would you prefer?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

要不 [yàobù]
  1. 1. conjunction otherwise
  2. 2. conjunction or; either... or

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

要不 [yàobù]
  1. 1. 连接分句,用在后边分句前面,表示假设关系,相当于"否则",常同"的话"配合使用
    你一定要好好学习,要不的话怎么对得起师长呢?
  2. 2. 连接分句,表示选择关系,相当于"或者" 也说要不然。
    今天咱们总得碰一次面,要不在上午,要不在下午。

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不要小瞧这些树苗,要不了几年这里就会蔚然成林。
Do not look down upon these saplings, they will grow into a forest in a few years.
幸喜你有事回家,要不然小偷要把你家东西偷光了。
Luckily, you returned home on some matter, otherwise the thief would have stolen all your belongings.
我不会打百分,要不你们教教我吧。
I cannot play 100. How about teaching me how to play?
今天包间全满了,要不您几位就在大堂吃吧?
There are no private dining rooms available today. How about having your dinner in the dining hall?
我一定要不负众望,取得最后的胜利。
I will live up to your expectations and be victorious.
这个篮球该充气了,要不都拍不起来了。
The basketball should be reinflated, or it won't bounce.
多亏抢救及时,要不然你早就吹灯了。
You should thank the timely rescue; without it you would already be dead.
他总是不得时,要不然肯定能成企业家。
He is always unlucky, if not he would have become an entrepreneur now.

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行程 [xíngchē]

  • 1.drive a vehicle
  • 2.line; row; rank | trade; …
  • 3.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 4.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 5.drive a vehicle

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