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的话

dehuà

if (after a condition)

A person choosing at a fork
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Characters in this word

的 de

Strokes
8
Radical
白 — white
Made of
白 white 勺 spoon, ladle

话 huà

Strokes
8
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 舌 tongue
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 累的话就睡。 Lèi de huà jiù shuì. If you are tired, sleep.
  • 冷的话穿衣。 Lěng de huà chuān yī. If you are cold, put on clothes.
  • 想去的话就走。 Xiǎng qù de huà jiù zǒu. If you want to go, go.

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