Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

Colloquially, 要不 (yàobù) can be used for making suggestions, like how we use " how about " in English. 要不 can be used as an indirect way of giving a suggestion, as the speaker is using 要不 to seek consent of the listener. When using 要不 in this way, it can come either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle, after explaining the situation. Reason / Situation ，要不 + Suggestion 要不 + Suggestion ，Reason / Situation

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 大家都有点累了，要不休息一会儿吧。 (dàjiā dū yǒudiǎn lèi le，yàobù xīuxī yīhùiér ba 。): "Everyone is a little tired, or have a rest."
• 要不我们一起去吧，一个人去没意思。 (yàobù wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba ，yīgèrén qù méi yìsī 。): "Or should we go together, it ’s boring to go alone."
• 这个星期我比较忙，要不下个星期见？ (zhègè xīngqī wǒ bǐjiào máng ，yàobù xià gè xīngqī jiàn ？): "I ’m busy this week. See you next week?"
• 要不我们换个地方吧，这里太吵了。 (yàobù wǒmen huàn gè dìfāng ba ，zhèlǐ tài chǎo le 。): "Or should we change places, it's too noisy here."
• 要不你先走吧，我还没做完。 (yàobù nǐ xiān zǒu ba ，wǒ huánméi zuòwán 。): "Or you go first, I haven't finished it yet."

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