created reference approved 要不 → 要不然 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要不 yàobù
要不然 yàobùrán
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 要不 · yàobù · otherwise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要不
yàobù
otherwise
Used at the start of a clause to mean otherwise or or else; shows what would happen if the previous statement were not true.
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · if 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要不 · yàobù · or — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要不
yàobù
or
Used to present a choice between two or more alternatives, meaning either... or...; sometimes used twice in a sentence to list the options.
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · either... or... 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要不 · yàobù · how about — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要不
yàobù
how about
Used to make a suggestion or proposal, meaning how about or what if.
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition