Expressing "if not..., then..." using "meiyou……jiu……"

"(如果) 没有……就…… ([Rúguǒ] méiyǒu……jiù……)" is used in scenarios to express "if not..., then..." Simply think of it as "if you don't have something, then you can't have or do something."

Structure

(如果) 没有 noun + 就 + Resultative Situation

Sources and further reading

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