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要是

yào shi

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yào shi · jiu3 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. (coll.) if

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Character breakdown

要

Meaning
necessary, essential; necessity
Radical
覀
Strokes
9
Components
⿱覀女
Cangjie
MWV
Four-corner
1040.4

是

Meaning
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
Radical
日
Strokes
9
Components
⿱日疋
Cangjie
AMYO
Four-corner
6080.1

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