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Grammar Pattern Profile · yao-bu-xian
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要不...先...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
Structure: [主语/条件] + 要不 + [动词/短语] + 先
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 不 (2) → 📌 要 (2) → 📌 要不 (2) → 📌 不是 (1) → 📌 先看看 (1) → 📌 先看看我的 (1) →

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不是 要不您先看看我的方案呢
00:02
不是 要不 您 先 看看我的方案呢

(出去) ── Previous context

“Wait, how about reviewing my proposal first?”

《突然的喜欢》 · 31:43 [职场工作]
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妈 要不 我先送您回去
00:02
妈 要不 我 先 送您回去

(是吗) ── Previous context

“Mom, how about I take you back?”

《突然的喜欢》 · 06:21 [家庭日常]
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