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Mandarin Grammar Point
要是 (yàoshi) - If

要是 (yàoshi) - If

Short explanation:

Used to express a conditional or hypothetical situation, equivalent to 'if' in English.

Formation:

要是 + Condition, + Outcome

Examples:

要是我有足够的时间，我就去旅行。
Yàoshi wǒ yǒu zúgōu de shíjiān, wǒ jiù qù lǚxíng.
If I have enough time, I will travel.
要是他们不来，我们就开会了。
Yàoshi tāmen bù lái, wǒmen jiù kāihuì le.
If they don't come, we'll start the meeting.
要是我知道他的电话，我就告诉你。
Yàoshi wǒ zhīdào tā de diànhuà, wǒ jiù gàosù nǐ.
If I knew his phone number, I would tell you.
要是下雨，我们就不去公园了。
Yàoshi xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù qù gōngyuán le.
If it rains, we won't go to the park.

Long explanation:

The phrase '要是 (yàoshi)' in Mandarin Chinese is a conjunction used to represent 'if' or 'suppose' and is commonly used to begin hypothetical or conditional sentences. It suggests that the following clause is a condition for the subsequent clause to occur.
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