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CHINESE WORD

yào shi

要是

suppose

Numbered pinyin
yao4 shi
English meanings
conj.: if, suppose, in case

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yàoshi要是xiàyǔ下雨jiù就bù不qù去。

    If it rains, we won't go.

  2. 02

    yàoshi要是nǐ你yǒu有shíjiān时间jiù就lái来。

    Come if you have time.

  3. 03

    yàoshi要是zhèyàng这样jiù就hǎo好。

    It'd be good if so.

  4. 04

    yàoshi要是tā他lái来jiù就hǎo好le了。

    It'd be great if he came.

  5. 05

    yàoshi要是lèi累le了jiù就xiūxi休息。

    Rest if you're tired.

  6. 06

    yàoshi要是zhīdao知道jiù就hǎo好le了。

    If only I'd known.

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