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HSK 4 · HSK VOCABULARY 要是 yàoshi
(coll.) if
Character structure 连
HSK 4
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning02 Examples03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 要是 要是 (yàoshi) is an HSK 4 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is (coll.) if . Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
要是雨停了该多好! Yào shi yǔ tíng le gāi duō hǎo! If only the rain would stop.
▶ Listen 要是有东西坏了呢? Yào shi yǒu dōng xī huài le ne? What if something gets broken?
▶ Listen 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.
▶ Listen 03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 要
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 要是 (coll.) if sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
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