HSK 4 vocabulary › 要是
要是
要是 in English: if
yào shi
(coll.) if
How to pronounce 要是
yào shi (without tone marks: yao shi). yào is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; shi is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 要是
要 yào
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
是 shi
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
Related words
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct | HSK 1 |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need | HSK 2 |
| 虽然……但是…… | suīrán…dànshì… | although...; but... | HSK 2 |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want | HSK 3 |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require | HSK 3 |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant | HSK 3 |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal | HSK 3 |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better | HSK 3 |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always | HSK 3 |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only; so long as | HSK 4 |