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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

要不是

yàobushì

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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.

if it were not for
but for

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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.

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