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要是

yàoshi
conjunctionHSK 3

“If” in Chinese is 要是 (yàoshi).

Meaning

  • (coll.) if

Example

要是饿,就吃饭。

If you're hungry, have something to eat.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 钥匙 (yàoshi, key)