MEANING/意义
    的话
      
  • de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    if…; particle used after a condition clause
    Type auxiliary/助动词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 如果……的话
      
      
    rú guǒ de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    if...

  • 哪儿的话。
      
      
    nǎr de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    (spoken Chinese)  not at all (used to answer someone when he compliments you or thanks you) 
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 说的话
      
    shuō de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    speech; spoken language

  • 否则的话
      
    fǒu zé de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    if not; otherwise

  • 哪儿的话
      
    nǎr de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    Not at all.

  • 这样的话
      
    zhè yàng de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    in this case; words like this; ... (“Drink Wine“, by Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty) 

  • 不然的话
      
    bù rán de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    otherwise

  • 援引的话
      
    yuán yǐn de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    words that are quoted

  • 要是...的话
      
    yào shi de huà
      
    sound for pinyin
    what if; in case (sth happens) 

  • 说出去的话,泼出去的水
      
    shuō chū qù de huà pō chū qù de shuǐ
      
    sound for pinyin
    words said (is like)  water poured out; (fig.)  what has been said cannot be taken back
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