Expressing "if… then…" with 要是

Structure

Examples

• 你要是真想我，就给我打电话。
  Nǐ yào shi zhēn xiǎng wǒ, jiù gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà.
  If you do miss me, then give me a call.
• 要是我妈知道这件事，我就死定了!
  Yào shi wǒ mā zhī dào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ jiù sǐ dìng le!
  If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead!
• 要是老板不同意，我们就不能跟客户签合同。
  Yào shi lǎo bǎn bù tóng yì, wǒ men jiù bù néng gēn kè hù qiān hé tong.
  If the boss doesn't agree, then we can't sign the contract with the client.
• 你要再说，我真生气了。
  Nǐ yào zài shuō, wǒ zhēn shēng qì le.
  If you keep talking that way, I'm really gonna get angry.
• 他要不听，我也没办法。
  Tā yào bù tīng, wǒ yě méi bàn fǎ.
  If he doesn't listen, there's nothing I can do about it.

Words that use this

• 要是yào shi(coll.) if
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important