要不是, yàobúshì
Meaning: if it weren't for, but for
HSK 5 word
Example
要不是你帮我，我就迟到了。
Yàobúshì nǐ bāng wǒ, wǒ jiù chídào le.
If you hadn't helped me, I'd have been late.
More HSK 5 words
- 及jíand, as well as
- 或是huòshìor, either… or
- 因而yīn’értherefore, thus
- 由此yóu cǐfrom this, hence
- 如rúlike, as, such as, if
- 如此rúcǐso, such, like this
- 如同rútónglike, as if, to be the same as
- 如下rúxiàas follows
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