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Grammar Pattern Profile · yao-bu-shi-zao-jiu
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要不是...早就...

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Structure: [主语/条件] + 要不是 + [动词/短语] + 早就
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 上 (1) → 📌 上门 (1) → 📌 上门来找 (1) → 📌 不 (1) → 📌 不是 (1) → 📌 工作 (1) →

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要不是当初她上门来找工作
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要不是 当初她上门来找工作

(就是秦律师在撑着呢) ── Previous context

“If she hadn't come to me looking for a job back then,”

《开庭》 · 08:22 [职场工作]
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