Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"

"要是..., 就..." (yàoshi..., jiù...) is one of several ways to convey "If... Then..." It is very similar to "如果..., 就..." (NEEDS INTERNAL LINK) 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 如果 and used more frequently in the northern areas of China.

Here's the basic structure:

要是 + Statement + 就 + Result