9 sentences for 要 (yào — if)

1. 要死也要死在一起。

   yào sǐ yě yào sǐ zài​yī​qǐ.

   We die together if we have to.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 你要的话我陪你去。

   nǐ yào de​huà wǒ péi nǐ qù.

   I'll go with you if you want.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 你要早点说，我就不去了。

   nǐ yào zǎo diǎn shuō, wǒ jiù bù qù le.

   If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have gone.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 要说聪明，没人比得过他。

   yào shuō cōng​ming, méi rén bǐ de guò tā.

   When it comes to intelligence, no one can beat him.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 要埋人通常是会躺着放吧？

   yào mái rén tōng​cháng shì huì tǎng zhe fàng ba?

   Don't you generally bury somebody lying down?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 这包水果的分量比那一包要重一些。

   zhè bāo shuǐ​guǒ de fèn​liang bǐ nà yī bāo yào zhòng yī​xiē.

   This bag of fruit weighs a bit more than that one.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 要不是因为你，他当初就不会参军了。

   yào bù shì yīn​wèi nǐ, tā dāng​chū jiù bù huì cān​jūn le.

   If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have enlisted.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 他虽然是个侏儒，但意志力比常人还要坚强。

   tā suī​rán shì gè zhū​rú, dàn yì​zhì​lì bǐ cháng​rén hái yào jiān​qiáng.

   Although he is a dwarf, his willpower is stronger than that of ordinary people.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 要不是你在卫生间磨蹭了15分钟，我们也不会晚的。

   yào bù​shì nǐ zài wèi​shēng​jiān mó​ceng le15 fēn​zhōng, wǒ​men yě bù huì wǎn de.

   We wouldn't have been late if you hadn't spent 15 minutes in the bathroom.

   Source: OpenSubtitles