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要是

yàoshi

(coll.) if

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Meaning of 要是 in English

yàoshiHSK 4conjunctionSyllabus #1859
  1. (coll.) if

Example sentences

  1. 要是能去日本就好了。
    yào shì néng qù rì běn jiù hǎo le。
    I wish I could go to Japan.
    Tatoeba #1867031 by yuzazaza · #1393 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我要是个独子就好了。
    wǒ yào shì gè dú zi jiù hǎo le。
    I wish I were an only child.
    Tatoeba #4906169 by musclegirlxyp · #3054089 by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 要是雨停了该多好！
    yào shì yǔ tíng le gāi duō hǎo！
    If only the rain would stop.
    Tatoeba #335871 by fucongcong · #26972 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

要 on its own →
yào · to want; to need; to ask for

HSK words with 要

要HSK 1不要HSK 1快要HSK 2需要HSK 3要求HSK 3只要HSK 3重要HSK 3主要HSK 3将要HSK 4必要HSK 5
是 on its own →
shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

HSK words with 是

是HSK 1但是HSK 2还是HSK 2可是HSK 3只是HSK 3总是HSK 3就是HSK 4老是HSK 4是否HSK 4于是HSK 4

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