要不
yào bù
HSK 5

How to write 要不 (yào bù) in Chinese

要不 (pinyin: yào bù, written "yao bu" or "yaobu") means otherwise. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 要不.

Meaning

  • otherwise
  • or else
  • how about...?
  • either... (or...)

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Examples

怎么不舒服?要不要先去医院?
zěn me bù shū fu? yào bu yào xiān qù yī yuàn?
What's wrong? Want to go to a hospital first?
阿姨,今天的西红柿特别好,刚到的,要不要?
ā yí, jīn tiān de xī hóng shì tè bié hǎo, gāng dào de, yào bu yào?
Auntie, today's tomatoes are especially good, just came in. Want some?
我犹豫了一下,要不要给同事打电话借他的钥匙,可是他住得远。
wǒ yóu yù le yí xià, yào bu yào gěi tóng shì dǎ diàn huà jiè tā de yào shi, kě shì tā zhù de yuǎn.
I hesitated: should I call my colleague to borrow his keys, but he lives far away.

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