要不是
Pinyin: yàobúshì
if it were not for; but for
Example sentence
要不是被绊了一下，我原本能赢的。
Yàobushì bèi bàn le yíxià, wǒ yuánběn néng yíng de.
I would've won if I hadn't tripped.
What 要不是 means
要不是 (yàobúshì) is an Chinese word meaning “if it were not for; but for”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.
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HSK 5
哎
āi
hey!
哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉
ài
alas; oh dear
爱护
àihù
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
安
ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; to install; to fix; to fit
安全带
ānquándài
seat belt; safety belt
安慰
ānwèi
to comfort; to console
安装
ānzhuāng
to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
暗
àn
dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
熬夜
áoyè
to stay up late or all night
把握
bǎwò
to grasp (also fig.); assurance; to seize; to hold
白
bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])