要是

yào shi

HSK level: HSK 4

Meaning

(coll.) if

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要yàoessential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand覀女是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay日疋

Examples

要是雨停了该多好！

yào shi yǔ tíng le gāi duō hǎo！

If only the rain would stop.

要是能去日本就好了。

yào shi néng qù Rì běn jiù hǎo le。

I wish I could go to Japan.

我要是个独子就好了。

wǒ yào shi gè dú zǐ jiù hǎo le。

I wish I were an only child.