要不 Pronunciation and Pinyin
要不 Usage and Examples
Otherwise; or else.
坐下吧，要不这个座位就没啦。
Sit down or you'll lose your seat.
要不是约翰，布莱恩不会了解真相。
If not for John, Brian wouldn't have learned the truth.
The characters in 要不
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 要
- yào要xià下yǔ雨le了It's going to rain., It's about to rain.
- yào要bù不dé得unacceptable; intolerable
- yào要bú不shì是but for; if it were not for
- yào要bù不rán然otherwise; or else
- yào要bú不yào要Do you want?, Would you like?
- yào要wéi为to be for, is for
- yào要shì事Important matter, Priority
- yào要cóng从To be from, To start from
- yào要jià价ask a price, asking price
- yào要zhù住want to live, want to stay
- yào要bǎo保chí持to maintain, to keep
- yào要bǎo保chí持qīng清xǐng醒Stay awake, Stay sober
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Open the tool →Questions about 要不
What does 要不 mean in Chinese?
要不 (yào bù) means “Otherwise; or else”.
How do you pronounce 要不?
要不 is pronounced yào bù in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Otherwise; or else.” in Chinese?
“Otherwise; or else.” is 要不 (yào bù) in Chinese.
How is 要不 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 要不, each with pinyin and an English translation.