(如果/要是)…的话
If …
…的话 marks a condition, often with 如果/要是.
In stories
要是觉得不能打，就快点儿听曹操的话吧。”
If you think you can't, then hurry up and do what Cao Cao says."
谁要是忘了今天的话，就让老天惩罚他！”
If any of us forgets today's words, may heaven punish him!"
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Write your own sentence with (如果/要是)…的话. It's checked, and you'll see if the pattern is there.
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What does (如果/要是)…的话 mean in Chinese?
If …. …的话 marks a condition, often with 如果/要是.
How common is (如果/要是)…的话?
It comes up in 2 readings of the 462 stories and articles in our free Library.
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