Vocabulary

要是

[ yào shi ]

Elementary Level(Band 3)

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[ yào ] [ shì ]
Translation

if; suppose; in case

Phrase

1. 要是我能飞就好了。

[ yào shì wǒ néng fēi jiù hǎo le 。 ]

If only I could fly.

2. 我怎么能够爬得上那堵墙?我要是一只鸟就好了!

[ wǒ zěn me néng gòu pá dé shàng nà dǔ qiáng ? wǒ yào shì yī zhǐ niǎo jiù hǎo le ! ]

How can I climb up that wall! I wish I were a bird!

3. 我要是早点知道这个规矩就好了!

[ wǒ yào shì zǎo diǎn zhī dào zhè gè guī ju jiù hǎo le ! ]

“I wish I'd known about that rule earlier", she said.