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Grammar Pattern Profile · yao-bu-ran-jiu-shi
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要不然就是...

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Structure: [主语] + 要不然就是 + [谓词/短语]
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Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern

[Variation: 自我商量式]

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要不然就是被她老公给甩了
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要不然就是 被她老公给甩了

(破产了呗) ── Previous context

“Otherwise, maybe she was dumped by her husband.”

《蜜语纪》 · 21:47 [社交聚会]
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[Variation: 否定劝阻式]

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要不然就是特别恭敬地说
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要不然就是 特别恭敬地说

(要不然是在生气) ── Previous context

“or addressing you”

《开庭》 · 37:21 [社交聚会]
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