# 要是 (yàoshi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 要是 (yàoshi) means “(conj.) if”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conj.) if
- Pinyin: yàoshi (yao4 shi5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 要是明天下雨，我们就不去了。
  Yàoshi míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qù le.
  If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

## Characters

- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-shi-if/

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