"what if" in Chinese (Simplified)
如果要是
Definition
“What if”是一个用来询问假设情景、想象后果或表达对可能发生事情担忧的短语。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“What if”经常用于非正式或正式语境中,通常用来提出假设、担忧或建议(如“What if we...?” “But what if...?”)。它不用来询问实际发生的事,而是想象不同情况。
Examples
What if it rains tomorrow?
**如果**明天下雨怎么办?
What if I forget my homework?
**如果**我忘了带作业怎么办?
What if we try a different restaurant?
**要是**我们试试别的餐厅呢?
I know it's risky, but what if everything goes right?
我知道有风险,但**如果**一切顺利呢?
What if you never called her back? Do you think she'd be upset?
**如果**你没有再打电话给她?你觉得她会不高兴吗?
Let's not worry about failures—what if we actually succeed?
别担心失败——**如果**我们真的成功了呢?