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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">要不是</span> (<span class="pinyin">yàobushì</span>) is almost the same as "<span class="hanzi">如果不是⋯⋯</span> "， and it may followed by "<span class="hanzi">的话</span>," meaning "<b>if it were not for</b>" or "<b>without</b>."</p>
<h4 id="structure">Structure</h4>
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<div class="deux"><span class="hanzist">要不是 ⋯⋯（的话），⋯⋯</span><br/></div>
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<li><span class="hanzi">要不是 她 帮忙，我们 不可能 这么 快 找到 这 个 地方。</span> <span class="trans">We couldn't have found this place without her help.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">要不是 你 说 你 想 吃，我 不 会 做 这 个 菜 的。</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't have made this dish if you hadn't said that you want to eat.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">要不是 因为 他 是 你 朋友，我 是 不 会 帮 他 的。</span> <span class="trans">I wouldn't have helped him if it were not for him being a friend with you.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">要不是 你们 迟到 的话，我们 早 就 到 了。</span> <span class="trans">We would have gotten here earlier if it were not for you being late.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">要不是 你 刚才 说 错 话，他 是 不 会 生气 的。</span> <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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