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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">"要是⋯⋯，就⋯⋯"</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">yàoshi..., jiù...</span>) is one of several ways to convey "<b>If... Then...</b>" It is very similar to <a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6&quot;" title="wikilink">如果..., 就...</a> in usage and formality. However, it is important to note that&#160;<span class="hanzi">要是</span>&#160;is considered to be even more informal (and is usually left more to spoken Chinese) than <a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6&quot;" title="wikilink">the common 如果</a> and used more frequently in the northern areas of China.</p>

  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

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    <div class="deux"><span class="hanzist">要是 ……， 就 ……</span><br/></div>
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  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">要是 他 不 来，我们 就 走 吧。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If he doesn't come, we'll have to go.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 要是 真 想 我，就 给 我 打 电话 吧。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If you do miss me, then give me a call.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">要是 我妈 知道 这 件 事，我 就 死 定了!</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead!</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">要是 老板 不 同意，我们 就 不 能 跟 客户 签 合同。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If the boss doesn't agree, we can't sign the contract with the client.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 要是 再 这么 说， 我 就 真 生气 了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">If you keep talking this way, I'll get really mad.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>

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    <li><a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6&quot;" title="wikilink">"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"</a></li>

    <li><a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;jiaru&quot;" title="wikilink">"If… then…" with "jiaru"</a></li>

    <li><a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;jiashi&quot;" title="wikilink">"If… then…" with "jiashi"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

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    <li>Common Chinese Patterns 330 (<span class="hanzi">汉语常用格式330例</span>) (pp. 246) </li>

    <li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 278) </li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本4</span>) (pp. 41-2) </li>

    <li>40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (<span class="hanzi">基础汉语40课下</span>册） (p. 502)</li>
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