Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 要是 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 要是 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
要是饿，就吃饭。
yào shi è jiù chī fàn
If you're hungry, have something to eat.
要是我说“不”呢？
yào shi wǒ shuō bù ne
And what if I say "no"?
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