# 要不是 (yàobushì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 要不是 (yàobushì) means “if it were not for; but for”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: if it were not for; but for
- Pinyin: yàobushì (yao4 bu5 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 要不是你提醒，我就忘了。
  Yàobushì nǐ tíxǐng, wǒ jiù wàngle.
  If it weren't for your reminder, I would've forgotten.

## Characters

- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-bu-shi-if-it-were/

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