Chinese phrase
要是能〜就好了 yào shì néng 〜 jiù hǎo le
Meaning
It would be great if ___ could
When to use it
Expresses a wish that something could happen. It often refers to help or another change and has a gentle, indirect tone.
Example dialogue
这个项目你一个人做得来吗？ zhè ge xiàng mù nǐ yí gè rén zuò de lái ma
Can you handle this project on your own?
工作量太大了，要是能有人帮我就好了。 gōng zuò liàng tài dà le yào shì néng yǒu rén bāng wǒ jiù hǎo le
The workload is too much. It would be great if someone could help me.