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HSK 3 · Logic & Conjunctions

要是

yào shi

if

Stroke order of 要是

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

要 · 9 strokes是 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Want 要 and be 是 (sun 日 over right 正): if it were so.

Parts: 要 want + 是 is

The characters in 要是

  • 要 yào — to want; will (9 strokes)
  • 是 shì — to be (am / is / are) (9 strokes)

Example sentence

要是下雨，我就不去。

If it rains, I won't go.

Words with 要

重要important要to want; will就要to be about to快要almost; about to只要as long as不要don't要求to require; requirement主要main; mainly必要necessary需要to need; needs

Words with 是

是to be (am / is / are)是不是is it or not还是or; still; had better老是always (complaining)但是but可是but正是exactly; precisely总是always就是exactly; just只是only; merely; but有的是to have plenty of

More words: Logic & Conjunctions

并and; also; (not) at all并且and; moreover不仅not only不光not only不论no matter另外in addition; besides因此therefore由于because of; due to由by; from; because of为了in order to; for除了except; besides一方面on the one hand另一方面on the other hand其次secondly; next首先first of all

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