要不是
A2
Level 4*
★ Core word
Conjunction
要不是 (yào bú shì) is a Chinese word meaning “if it were not for”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- if it were not for
- but for
Stroke order
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Example
要不是你提醒我，我就忘了。
If you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten.
Related words at this level
Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).