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What does 要不 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

要不 yàobù

how about …? (making a suggestion)

It can also mean

  • otherwise; or else
  • either … or … (要不 A,要不 B)

Its characters

  1. 要 yào to want
  2. 不 bù not

In a sentence

快走吧,要不就迟到了。 Let's hurry, or else we'll be late.

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