Expressing "if… then…" with 要是

Structure

Examples

• 你要是真想我，就给我打电话。
  Nǐ yàoshi zhēn xiǎng wǒ, jiù gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
  If you do miss me, then give me a call.
• 要是我妈知道这件事，我就死定了!
  Yàoshi wǒ mā zhīdào 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。
  Yàoshi lǎobǎn bù tóngyì, wǒmen jiù bù néng gēn kèhù qiān hétóng.
  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 zàishuō, wǒ zhēn shēngqì 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 bànfǎ.
  If he doesn't listen, there's nothing I can do about it.

Words that use this

• 要是yào shi(coll.) if
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important