HSK 5 · conjunction · Practice
要不
otherwise; or else; how about
我们快走吧，要不就晚了。
Wǒmen kuài zǒu ba， yàobú jiù wǎnle。
Let's hurry, or else we'll be late.
要不是你帮我，我就迟到了。
Yàobúshì nǐ bāng wǒ， wǒ jiù chídàole。
If it weren't for your help, I would have been late.
开公司需要不少资本。
Kāi gōngsī xūyào bù shǎo zīběn。
Starting a company requires quite a lot of capital.
健康的重要不言而喻。
Jiànkāng de zhòngyào bùyánéryù。
The importance of health goes without saying.