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要是 (yào shi) – (coll.) if

yào shi

(coll.) if

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(coll.) if

Example sentences

See 要是 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 要是饿，就吃饭。

    yào shi è ， jiù chī fàn 。

    If you're hungry, have something to eat.

  • 要是雨停了该多好！

    yào shi yǔ tíng le gāi duō hǎo ！

    If only the rain would stop!

Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

要

yāo

(bound form) to demand

但是

dàn shì

but

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

总是

zǒng shì

always

可是

kě shì

but

于是

yú shì

thereupon

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

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