- (conditional use)
如果
(rúguǒ) I'll go if you come with me 如果你和我一起的话(話)我就去
(rúguǒ nǐ hé wǒ yīqǐ de huà wǒ jiù qù)
if anyone comes in ... 如果有人来(來) ...
(rúguǒ yǒurén lái ... )
if I were you 如果我是你的话(話)
(rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ de huà)
if necessary 如有必要
(rú yǒu bìyào)
if so 如果是这(這)样(樣)的话(話)
(rúguǒ shì zhèyàng de huà)
if not 如果不行的话(話)
(rúguǒ bùxíng de huà)
- (stating facts)
即使
(jíshǐ) she understood his meaning if not his words 虽(雖)然不懂他的话(話)，她明白他的意思
(suīrán bù dǒng tā de huà, tā míngbai tā de yìsi)
- (= whenever)
无(無)论(論)何时(時)
(wúlùn héshí) if we are in Hong Kong, we always go to see her 我们(們)无(無)论(論)何时(時)去香港，都会(會)去看她
(wǒmen wúlùn héshí qù Xiānggǎng, dōu huì qù kàn tā)
- (also even if)
即使
(jíshǐ) I'll get this sorted if it's the last thing I do! 无(無)论(論)怎样(樣)我都会(會)把这(這)事解决(決)好！
(wúlùn zěnyàng wǒ dōu huì bǎ zhè shì jiějué hǎo!)
- (= whether)
是否
(shìfǒu) I don't know if he's in 我不知道他是否会(會)在
(wǒ bù zhīdào tā shìfǒu huì zài)
ask him if he can come 问(問)他是否能来(來)
(wèn tā shìfǒu néng lái)
- (in requests)
请(請)
(qǐng) if you could sign here, please 请(請)在这(這)儿(兒)签(簽)名，好吗(嗎)
(qǐng zài zhèr qiānmíng, hǎo ma)
- (in expressions)
if ever 要是有
(yàoshì yǒu) ⇒ If ever a man needed help, it was I.
要是有人需要帮助的话，那就是我。
(Yàoshì yǒurén xūyào bāngzhù de huà, nà jiù shì wǒ.)
if only (giving reason) 即使只是
(jíshǐ zhǐshì) (expressing wish) 要是 ... 就好了
(yàoshì ... jiù hǎo le)
let's invite her here, if only to find out what she's doing 我们(們)邀请(請)她来(來)这(這)儿(兒)吧，即使只是问(問)问(問)她在忙些什么(麼)
(wǒmen yāoqǐng tā lái zhèr ba, jíshǐ zhǐshì wènwèn tā zài máng xiē shénme)
if only we had more time! 要是我们(們)再多点(點)时(時)间(間)就好了！
(yàoshì wǒmen zài duō diǎn shíjiān jiù hǎo le!)