要不是他这么磨磨蹭蹭，现在早做完了。
要不是他這麼磨磨蹭蹭，現在早做完了。
If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.
要不是
yào bu shìㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄕˋ
Meaning
Meanings
- 1
if it were not for
- 2
but for
Examples
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要不是当初有内战，他们现在应该挺富裕了。
要不是當初有內戰，他們現在應該挺富裕了。
If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now.