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

📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
Structure: [主语/条件] + 要不是 + [动词/短语] + 就
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 不 (3) → 📌 不是 (3) → 📌 是 (3) → 📌 要 (3) → 📌 要不 (3) → 📌 要不是 (3) →

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要不是这味就麻烦了
00:02
要不是 这味 就 麻烦了

(一个味) ── Previous context

“It'd be trouble if it weren't.”

《迷墙》 · 17:22 [餐饮美食]
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今天要不是沈法官的车拦着
00:02
今天 要不是 沈法官的车拦着

(那么多人都看着) ── Previous context

“If Judge Shen's car hadn't been in the way,”

《开庭》 · 07:20 [警匪刑侦]
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要不是认识你二十几年
00:02
要不是 认识你二十几年

(我真的要是) ── Previous context

“If I hadn't known you for over 20 years,”

《向流星许愿的我们》 · 17:56
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