Meaning of 要不
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yàobù
- otherwise
- or else
- how about...?
- either... (or...)
要不 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你要不在了，那我就不在了。
If you were gone, I'd die.
要不要再来一块蛋糕？
How about another piece of cake?
要不要再来一些沙拉？
Would you like some more salad?
汤姆还不清楚要不要上大学。
Tom is still uncertain about whether to go to college or not.
要不要再来一杯咖啡？
How about another cup of coffee?
Stroke order for each character
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要 yào · to want · 9 strokes
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- 2
- 3
- 4
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 要不.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important; significant; major |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 只要 | zhǐyào | so long as; provided; if |
Questions about 要不
What does 要不 mean?
要不 (yàobù) means "otherwise; or else" and is used as a conjunction.
How do you write 要不?
要不 is made of 2 characters: 要 (9 strokes), 不 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 要不 an HSK word?
Yes. 要不 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.