要是
yào shi
Pinyin

Definition

要是
 - 
yào shi
  1. (coll.) if

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
要
yāo
  1. 1 to demand
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to coerce
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as

Idioms (20)

一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me

Sample Sentences

这份亚洲经济的档案做得太差了，你要是当真把它交了上去，就等着喝西北风吧。
zhè fèn Yàzhōu jīngjì de dàngàn zuò de tài chà le ，nǐ yàoshi dàngzhēn bǎ tā jiāo le shàngqù ，jiù děng zhe hēxīběifēng ba 。
This Asian economic archive is so badly done. If you really hand it in, just wait to lose your job.
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要是我早可以和你一刀两断，我们就不必在爱里勉强。
yàoshi wǒ zǎo kěyǐ hé nǐ yīdāoliǎngduàn ，wǒmen jiù bùbì zài ài lǐ miǎnqiǎng 。
If I could have cut off ties with you earlier, we never would have had to force it in love.
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想也知道，要是跟领导说了，主管会里外不是人的。
xiǎng yě zhīdào ，yàoshi gēn lǐngdǎo shuō le ，zhǔguǎn huì lǐwàibúshìrén de 。
Needless to say, if he tells the boss, he'll be in a difficult position.
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你竟敢打小报告！要是主管发现了，之后给你放冷箭怎么办？
nǐ jìnggǎn dǎxiǎobàogào ！yàoshi zhǔguǎn fāxiàn le ，zhīhòu gěi nǐ fànglěngjiàn zěnmebàn ？
How could you snitch on the manager! What happens if he finds out and then stabs your back afterwards?
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要是有人说我占了长辈的位子，那多丢脸啊。
yàoshi yǒurén shuō wǒ zhàn le zhǎngbèi de wèizi ，nà duō diūliǎn a 。
It would be very embarrassing if anyone caught me occupying the seats of the elderly.
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要是你占我的坐，我占你的坐，大家都乱坐，车厢里该乱作一团了。
yàoshi nǐ zhàn wǒ de zuò ，wǒ zhàn nǐ de zuò ，dàjiā dōu luàn zuò ，chēxiāng lǐ gāi luànzuòyītuán le 。
If you take my seat and I take yours, everyone not seating according to assigned seats, there’ll be chaos in the train cabin.
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专注力是最重要的，你这里要是想做一个缩口，塑成花器的话，两手置于膝盖上才能稳定不动，现在将拉胚机速度调快一点，顺势一往上，就好了！
zhuānzhùlì shì zuì zhòngyào de ，nǐ zhèlǐ yàoshi xiǎng zuò yī ge suō kǒu ，sù chéng huā qì dehuà ，liǎng shǒu zhì yú xīgài shàng cái néng wěndìng bù dòng ，xiànzài jiāng lāpēijī sùdù tiáo kuài yìdiǎn ，shùnshì yī wǎng shàng ，jiù hǎo le ！
Concentration is the most important thing, if you want to make a mouth here, and form it into a vase, rest your hands on your knees so that you can keep them steady. Now speed up the pottery wheel a little, and then just follow it on up and you’ll be fine!
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你还敢提驾照，是谁在我准备学车的时候扬言说，我要是能学会开车他就倒着走的？
nǐ hái gǎn tí jiàzhào ，shì shéi zài wǒ zhǔnbèi xué chē de shíhou yángyán shuō ，wǒ yàoshi néng xuéhuì kāichē tā jiù dào zhe zǒu de ？
You dare to mention the driver's license. When I was preparing to learn to drive, who was it that said if I could learn to drive, he would go backwards?
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希望如此。要是我们的预算能批下来那就太好了！
xīwàng rúcǐ 。yàoshi wǒmen de yùsuàn néng pī xiàlai nà jiù tàihǎole ！
I hope so. It would be great if our budget could be approved!
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隔了几日，乐广听闻这位友人病倒的消息，特别登门探望他。在问到病因的时候，友人便将当日饮酒时的情况一五一十地告知了乐广。乐广一听也懵了，回家的路上心想：“我家里哪来的小蛇呢？要是真有蛇的话也非得找出来，要不自己住得也提心吊胆的！”于是一回到家便展开了捕蛇行动。
gé le jǐ rì ，YuèGuǎng tīngwén zhèwèi yǒurén bìngdǎo de xiāoxi ，tèbié dēngmén tànwàng tā 。zài wèn dào bìngyīn de shíhou ，yǒurén biàn jiāng dāngrì yǐnjiǔ shí de qíngkuàng yīwǔyīshí de gàozhī le YuèGuǎng 。YuèGuǎng yī tīng yě mēng le ，huíjiā de lùshang xīnxiǎng ：“wǒ jiālǐ nǎ lái de xiǎo shé ne ？yàoshi zhēn yǒu shé dehuà yě fēiděi zhǎo chūlái ，yàobù zìjǐ zhù de yě tíxīndiàodǎn de ！”yúshì yī huídào jiā biàn zhǎnkāi le bǔ shé xíngdòng 。
A few days later, after Yue Guang heard the news that his friend fell ill, he paid a special visit to his place. When asked about the cause, his friend told him exactly what happened on the day when they were drinking. Yue Guang is so confused when hearing this, and started to think while returning back home. "Where did the little snake come from? If there really is a snake, I have to find it, or else I will be in fear of living there. " So as soon as he got home, he started the snake catching operation.
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