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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 要不是
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 要不是 | yào bu shì | - if it were not for - but for |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 20,141 | 9,015 | 6,502 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 要 | yāo | - (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 | yào | - to want; to need; to ask for - will; shall; about to - need to; should - if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) - (bound form) important |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 是 | shì | - to be (followed by substantives only) - correct; right; true - (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well - (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 | shì | - variant of 是[shi4] |
Other Words Containing 要不是
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 要不是 | - | 9 | 20,141 | 9,015 | 6,502 |