Difference between revisions of "Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi""

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Level

B2 / HSK4
Level

B2
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Using "dui" with verbs (HSK2)
- Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua" (HSK3)
- Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..." (HSK3)
- Expressing "for…" with "eryan" (HSK5)
- Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru" (HSK5)
- Expressing "what if" with "wanyi" (HSK5)
- Expressing "if… then…" with "jiashi" (HSK6)
Used for

Indicating conditions, Indicating cause and effect, Expressing possibility
Keywords

要是

"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.

Structure

要是 + [statement] + 就 + [result]

Examples

要是你不去上班 , 老板就会解雇你!If you don't go to work, your boss will fire you!
要是我不现在开始工作，我就不能按时完成。If I don't start this work now, there's no way I'll be able to finish it on time.
要是他不来，我们就走吧。If he doesn't come, we'll have to go.

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） (p. 502)→buy

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	"要是..., 就..." (yàoshi..., jiù...) is one of several ways to convey "If... Then..." It is very similar to [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"\|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 [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"\|the common 如果]] and used more frequently in the northern areas of China.		"要是..., 就..." (yàoshi..., jiù...) is one of several ways to convey "If... Then..." It is very similar to [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"\|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 [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"\|the common 如果]] and used more frequently in the northern areas of China.