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- Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
- (Redirected from ASGN4S8O)
- Level B2
- Similar to
- Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru" (B2)
- Expressing "if… then…" with "jiashi" (B2)
- Expressing "what if" with "wanyi" (B2)
- Used for
- Indicating cause and effect, Indicating conditions, Expressing possibility
- Keywords
- 要是
- Translations
- then, if
- 要是⋯⋯，就⋯⋯ (yàoshi..., jiù...) is one of several ways to convey "If... Then..." It is very similar to 如果..., 就... in usage and formality. However, it is important to note that 要是 is considered to be even more informal (and is usually left more to spoken Chinese) than the common 如果 and used more frequently in the northern areas of China.
- Contents
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- 1 Affirmative Form
- 1.1 Structure
- 1.2 Examples
- 2 Negative Form
- 2.1 Structure
- 2.2 Examples
- 3 Colloquial Saying 要我说
- 4 See also
- 5 Sources and further reading
- 5.1 Books
- Affirmative Form
- Structure
- 要是 + Subj. ⋯⋯ ， 就 ⋯⋯
- Note that the subject can also be placed before 要是. In this case, 要是 can be shortened as 要.
- Examples
- 你 要是 真 想 我 ，就 给 我 打 电话 。
- If you do miss me, then give me a call.
- 要是 我妈 知道 这 件 事 ，我 就 死 定了 !
- If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead!
- 要是 老板 不 同意，我们 就 不 能 跟 客户 签 合同 。
- If the boss doesn't agree, we can't sign the contract with the client.
- 你 要 再 说 ，我 真 生气 了 。
- If you keep talking this way, I'll get mad. Seriously.
- 他 要 不 听 ，我 也 没 办法 。
- If he doesn't listen, there's nothing I can do about it.
- Negative Form
- 要不是 is pretty much the same as the English saying "if it weren't for."
- Structure
- 要不是 ⋯⋯ ，⋯⋯
- Examples
- 要 不 是 他 求 我 ， 我 才 不 帮 你 呢 。
- If it weren't because he begged me, I wouldn't be helping you.
- 要 不 是 因为 孩子 ，我 早就 离婚 了 。
- If it weren't for the sake of kids, I would have divorced him sooner.
- 要 不 是 堵车 ，我 早就 到 了 。
- If it weren't for the traffic jam, I would have gotten here sooner.
- 要 不 是 亲眼 看到 ，我 也 不 相信 。
- If I hadn't seen it for myself, I wouldn't believe it.
- 要 不 是 你 提醒 我 ，我 肯定 忘 了 。
- If it weren't for your reminding me, I would have forgotten.
- Colloquial Saying 要我说
- Literally 要我说 means "if you ask for my opinion."
- A few examples:
- 要我说 ，你 先 别 告诉 她 。
- I say don't tell her yet.
- 要我说 ，他 就是 太 懒 。
- I say he's just too lazy.
- 要我说 ，我们 应该 早点 做 准备 。
- In my opinion, we should get prepared sooner.
- 要我说 ，这个人 不能 信 。
- In my opinion, this man isn't trustworthy.
- 要我说 ，什么 时候 开始 都 不 晚 。
- I say it's never too late to start.
- See also
- "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
- "If… then…" with "jiaru"
- "If… then…" with "jiashi"
- Sources and further reading
- Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 246) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 278) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 41-2) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 502) →buy
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