<p>要不是 (yàobushì) is almost the same as &quot;如果不是⋯⋯ &quot;， and it may followed by &quot;的话,&quot; meaning &quot;if it were not for&quot; or &quot;without.&quot;</p>
<h4 id="structure">Structure</h4>
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<p>要不是 ⋯⋯（的话），⋯⋯</p>
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<h4 id="examples">Examples</h4>
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<li><em>要不是</em> 她 帮忙，我们 不可能 这么 快 找到 这 个 地方。<span class="trans">We couldn't have found this place without her help.</span></li>
<li><em>要不是</em> 你 说 你 想 吃，我 不 会 做 这 个 菜 的。<span class="trans">I wouldn't have made this dish if you hadn't said that you want to eat.</span></li>
<li><em>要不是</em> 因为 他 是 你 朋友，我 是 不 会 帮 他 的。<span class="trans">I wouldn't have helped him if it were not for him being a friend with you.</span></li>
<li><em>要不是</em> 你们 迟到 的话，我们 早 就 到 了。<span class="trans">We would have gotten here earlier if it were not for you being late.</span></li>
<li><em>要不是</em> 你 刚才 说 错 话，他 是 不 会 生气 的。<span class="trans">He wouldn't be mad if it were not for something wrong you just said.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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