{"id":15979,"date":"2020-01-17T02:49:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T02:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-learning-yao-bu\/"},"modified":"2020-01-17T02:49:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T02:49:08","slug":"chinese-grammar-learning-yao-bu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/vi\/chinese-grammar-learning-yao-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Grammar learning: \u8981\u4e0d…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\u8981\u4e0d (yào bù) can have a number of meanings depending on how it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u8981\u4e0d as to mark possible choices<\/p>\n

\t\u8981\u4e0d can be used to offer "either\/or" choices to others, similar to \u6216\u8005. \t<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 yàobú kànsh\u016b yàobú t\u012bn\u0261y\u012bnyuè.
\t\u4f60 \u8981\u4e0d \u770b\u4e66 \u8981\u4e0d \u542c\u97f3\u4e50 \u3002<\/div>\n
You can either study or listen to music.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Yàobú n\u01d0 zuò, yàobú w\u01d2 zuò, dànshì yídìn\u0261 yào zuò wán.
\t\u8981\u4e0d \u4f60 \u505a\uff0c\u8981\u4e0d \u6211 \u505a\uff0c\u4f46\u662f \u4e00\u5b9a \u8981 \u505a \u5b8c\u3002<\/div>\n
Either you do it or I do it, but it's definitely going to be done.<\/div>\n

\tAnother word that can be used in a similar pattern is \u8981\u4e48, with the difference that \u8981\u4e48 can only be used to list the either\/or choices available to oneself as well as the choices available to others.
\t\u8981\u4e0d used for suggestions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u8981\u4e0d can be used as an indirect way of giving a suggestion, as the speaker is using \u8981\u4e0d to seek consent of the listener. \t<\/p>\n

Yí\u0261èrénqùkàndiàny\u01d0n\u0261méiyìsi, yàobú w\u01d2men yìq\u01d0 qù b\u0251.
\t\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u53bb\u770b\u7535\u5f71\u6ca1\u610f\u601d\uff0c\u8981\u4e0d \u6211\u4eec \u4e00\u8d77 \u53bb \u5427\u3002<\/div>\n
It's no fun to go to the movie by myself.How about we go together?<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Yàobú w\u01d2men qù \u0261uàn\u0261ji\u0113 b\u0251, b\u01d0 zàiji\u0101 shuìjiào y\u01d2u yìsi.
\t\u8981\u4e0d \u6211\u4eec \u53bb \u901b\u8857 \u5427\uff0c\u6bd4 \u5728\u5bb6 \u7761\u89c9 \u6709 \u610f\u601d\u3002<\/div>\n
Let's go shopping.It's more fun than sleeping at home.<\/div>\n

\t\u8981\u4e0d means otherwise<\/p>\n

\t\u8981\u4e0d can also be used to mean otherwise: \t<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 kuàidi\u01cen d\u01cediànhuà \u0261\u011bi t\u0101, yàobú t\u0101huì h\u011bn d\u0101nx\u012bn.
\t\u4f60 \u5feb\u70b9 \u6253\u7535\u8bdd \u7ed9 \u4ed6\uff0c\u8981\u4e0d \u4ed6\u4f1a \u5f88 \u62c5\u5fc3\u3002<\/div>\n
I need to call him soon\u3000or he'll start to worry.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 yào d\u01cede, yàobú w\u01d2huìchídào.
\t\u6211 \u8981 \u6253\u7684, \u8981\u4e0d \u6211\u4f1a\u8fdf\u5230\u3002<\/div>\n
I'm going to take a taxi, otherwise I'll be late.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

W\u01d2men j\u012bn w\u01cen x\u016byào sh\u014dushi h\u01ceo xín\u0261li, yàobú mín\u0261ti\u0101n lái bú jí.
\t\u6211\u4eec \u4eca \u665a \u9700\u8981 \u6536\u62fe \u597d \u884c\u674e\uff0c\u8981\u4e0d \u660e\u5929 \u6765 \u4e0d \u53ca\u3002<\/div>\n
We need to prepare the luggage tonight, otherwise there won't be time tomorrow.<\/div>\n

\t\u8981\u4e0d\u7136 can be used interchangeably with \u8981\u4e0d when it is used as \u5426\u5219.<\/p>\n