要是

yào shi

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Conjunction Common

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Definitions

1. (coll.) if

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item

• 万一 wàn yī 万一 wàn yī just in case 用于可能性极小的假设: just in case

Synonyms

3 items

• 如果 rú guǒ 如果 rú guǒ if 用于假设条件，更正式: if
• 假如 jiǎ rú 假如 jiǎ rú if 用于假设条件，较书面: if
• 倘若 tǎng ruò 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case 用于假设条件，很正式: if; supposing; in case

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 的话 at the end of the clause: 要是...的话.

Formality

Colloquial; mainly used in spoken Chinese, less common in formal writing.

Example Sentences

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要是 下雨，我们就不去了。

If it rains, we won't go.

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Words Containing 要是

• 需要是发明之母 需要是发明之母 xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ: Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).

Child Words of 要是

• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 要 要 yāo: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
• 要 要 yào: to want; to need; to ask for