Chinese word

假使

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎ shǐ

Meaning

  • conjunctionif

Example

假使你愿意，我可以帮你搬家。jiá shǐ nǐ yuàn yì wǒ ké yǐ bāng nǐ bān jiā

If you're willing, I can help you move.

Illustration for 假使 (if)

More examples

假使今天下雨，我们就改天再去。jiá shǐ jīn tiān xià yǔ wǒ men jiù gǎi tiān zài qù

If it rains today, we will go another day.

Core concept

A frame marks one possible situation and links it to what may happen next.

Common phrases

  • 假使...就会...jiá shǐ jiù huì

    if ___ then ___ will

  • 假使有必要jiá shǐ yǒu bì yào

    if necessary

  • 假使发生意外jiá shǐ fā shēng yì wài

    if an accident happens

Similar words

如果rú guǒ: Sets a condition for a result, action, or opinion when that condition is met.
假如jiǎ rú: Introduces a hypothetical condition and explains what may happen or be decided on that basis.
要是yào shì: Introduces a possible condition in conversation and tells what follows from it.

Definition in Chinese

假使是连词，用于表示假设的情况，相当于如果或假如，常见于书面或正式语境。jiá shǐ shì lián cí yòng yú biǎo shì jiǎ shè de qíng kuàng xiāng dāng yú rú guǒ huò jiǎ rú cháng jiàn yú shū miàn huò zhèng shì yǔ jìng

Word origin

假 (jiǎ, "suppose") + 使 (shǐ, "make or cause") combine to present one situation as leading to a possible later result.

Usage tips

  • In a conversation, this word can make a conditional sentence sound bookish or carefully composed even though its grammar is ordinary.

Other meanings

  • supposingconjunction
  • if by any chanceconjunction

Opposites

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