要不

yào bù
HSK 5
otherwise, or, or else
conjunction

Example Sentences

你要吃苹果，要不我给你买香蕉。
nǐyào chī píngguǒ ， yàobù wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi xiāngjiāo 。
You want to eat an apple, or should I buy you a banana?
我们可以去看电影，要不就在家休息。
wǒmen kěyǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ， yàobù jiùzài jiā xiūxī 。
We can go watch a movie, or else just rest at home.
你想喝茶，要不喝咖啡也可以。
nǐxiǎng hēchá ， yàobù hē kāfēi yěkěyǐ 。
You want to drink tea, or you can also drink coffee.

Individual Characters

HSK 3
要yào
important, vital, to want, will
HSK 1
不bù
(negative prefix), not, no

Words Starting With 要

要是yào shi
if
要不然yào bù rán
otherwise; or else; or
要命yào mìng
to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
要点yào diǎn
main point; essential
要素yào sù
essential factor; key constituent

Words Ending With 不

不得不bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid

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