要不是下雨，我们就出发了。
Yàobúshì xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù chūfā le.
English
If it had not rained, we would have set off.
要不是
if it were not for
conjunctionHSK 3.0 word list · Band 5
Dictionary entry
if it were not for; but for
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不
是
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要不是你，我就迟到了。
Yàobúshì nǐ, wǒ jiù chídào le.
English
But for you, I would have been late.
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