Nantoka/要是yào shiHSK 3要是 (yào shi) is a Chinese word meaning “(coll.) if”.Meanings1(coll.) ifPart of speechconjunctionCharacters in 要是要yāo · (bound form) to demand; to coerce是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)Related words是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]要(bound form) to demand; to coerce要to want; to need; to ask for但是but; however需要to need; to want; to demand; to require是的yes, that's right就是exactly; precisely只是merely; only; just; nothing but不要don't!; must not还是still (as before)可是but; howeverStudy Chinese with flashcards →