HSK V7-9
Correct

要不是

/ yàobushì /
Strokes

Definition

if it were not for/but for

Example

As a Conjunction
if it were not for; but for; if it had not been for
1
Yào
bushì
不是
  
,
men
我们
huì
不会
chénggōng
成功
  

If it were not for him, we would not have succeeded.

2
Yàobushì
要不是
bāngdàománg
帮倒忙
  
,
zǎojiù
早就
wánchéng
完成
le
  

But for your disservice,I would have finished it.

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