HSK 5 vocabulary › 要不
要不
要不 in English: otherwise; or else
yào bù
otherwise; or else
How to pronounce 要不
yào bù (without tone marks: yao bu). yào is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 要不
要 yào
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
Related words
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need | HSK 2 |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want | HSK 3 |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require | HSK 3 |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant | HSK 3 |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal | HSK 3 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 要是 | yào shi | if | HSK 4 |