Chinese word

假如

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎ rú

Meaning

  • conjunctionif

Example

假如明天下雨，我们就不去。jiǎ rú míng tiān xià yǔ wǒ men jiù bú qù

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

Illustration for 假如 (if)

More examples

假如我是你，我会好好考虑这个问题。jiǎ rú wǒ shì nǐ wǒ huì háo hǎo kǎo lǜ zhè ge wèn tí

If I were you, I would carefully consider this problem.

Core concept

A doorway opens to an imagined situation and what may follow from it.

Common phrases

  • 假如...就...jiǎ rú jiù

    if ___ then ___

  • 假如...的话jiǎ rú de huà

    if ___

Similar words

如果rú guǒ: Presents a condition and gives the result that follows if the condition is true.
要是yào shì: Sets up a possible situation in everyday speech and gives its likely result.

Definition in Chinese

表示假设或设想的连词，用来引出在某种条件或情况下可能发生的事情，相当于“如果”或“要是”。biǎo shì jiǎ shè huò shè xiǎng de lián cí yòng lái yǐn chū zài móu zhǒng tiáo jiàn huò qíng kuàng xià kě néng fā shēng de shì qíng xiāng dāng yú rú guǒ huò yào shì

Word origin

假 (jiǎ, "assumed") + 如 (rú, "as") form a compound that treats a proposed situation as if it were the case.

Usage tips

  • English learners need not limit this word to unlikely cases: it can introduce a real possibility, such as tomorrow's rain, as well as an imagined one.

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