要是 … ，就 … (if — spoken)
IntroducedAdvice depends on the stated condition
- You tell a friend to rest if tired.
- if要是you你tired累(completed / change)了，then就rest休息(suggestion)吧。 — Tiredness is the condition for the advice to rest.
You tell a friend to rest if tired. What does 要是你累了，就休息吧。 communicate?
Tiredness is the condition for the advice to rest. 要是 is a conversational conditional. 就 is common but not compulsory in every 要是 construction.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is if要是 … ，then就 … (if — spoken). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
if要是you你tired累了，then就rest休息吧。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: If you're tired, then rest: 要是你累了，____ 休息吧。
要是 … ，就 … = if …, then …: 要是累了,就休息吧.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, if要是you你tired累(completed / change)了，then就rest休息(suggestion)吧。: Tiredness is the condition for the advice to rest.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
要是 is closest to which word?
要是 ≈ 如果; just more spoken / casual.
Know the boundary
- if要是 is a conversational conditional.
- then就 is common but not compulsory in every if要是 construction.
就 is a common, but not compulsory, partner in a 要是 conditional.
要是…就… is natural. 要是你有空，我们一起去吧 is also possible without 就.
In the opening situation: Tiredness is the condition for the advice to rest.
要是 is a conversational conditional. 就 is common but not compulsory in every 要是 construction. Tiredness is the condition for the advice to rest.
Use the distinction
- Tiredness is the condition for the advice to rest.
- if要是 is a conversational conditional. then就 is common but not compulsory in every if要是 construction.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — "If" statements.
You tell a friend to rest if tired. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.