zài​buzài​bù

or else

  • created sense approved 再不 · zài​bu · or else — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    再不

    zài​bu

    or else

    Used to introduce an alternative if the first option is not possible or desired; alternatively; or

    zài​bù

    再 (literal) → 再 · zài · [then] 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 再不 · zài​bù · no longer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    再不

    zài​bù

    no longer

    Used as a combination of [[再|再|zai4]] and [[不|不|bu4]] to mean no more or never again

    再 (literal) → 再 · zài · again 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 再不 · zài​bu · if not — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    再不

    zài​bu

    if not

    Used in the pattern [[再|再|zai4]][[不|不|bu4]]...[[就|就|jiu4]]... to indicate that if an action is not taken soon, a negative consequence will follow

    再 (literal) → 再 · zài · again 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense