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要是
yàoshi
1. if
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2 9 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

需要是发明之母
xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).

Example Sentences (1)

你可以做苹果饭、香蕉饭，要是你愿意，还可以做西瓜饭。
Nǐ kěyǐ zuò píngguǒ fàn, xiāngjiāo fàn, yàoshi nǐ yuànyì, hái kěyǐ zuò xīguā fàn.
You can make apple rice, banana rice; if you want, you can also make watermelon rice.
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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
561 of 84,292