要是

yàoshi

conjunction HSK 4 #1,099

Meanings

1 if
2 in case; supposing

Characters

to want; will; if

Examples

HSK 2

要是下雨，我们就不去了。

Yàoshi xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qù le.

If it rains, we won't go.

HSK 2

要是你不来，我自己去。

Yàoshi nǐ bù lái, wǒ zìjǐ qù.

If you don't come, I'll go by myself.

HSK 2

要是有时间就好了。

Yàoshi yǒu shíjiān jiù hǎo le.

If only there were time.

Tips

grammar

要是...就... is a common pattern for 'if...then...' in spoken Chinese. It's more colloquial than 如果.

Stroke Order

要 yào

是 shì