B2 · Grammar reference · ASGHNDX4
Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
"假如⋯⋯，就⋯⋯" (jiǎrú..., jiù...) is yet another way to express "If..., then..." in Chinese, but it is much more formal than 要是 or 如果 are (in both written and spoken Chinese).
- Keywords
- 假如 · 就 · 如 · then · if
- Used for
- Indicating cause and effect · Expressing possibility · Indicating conditions
- Classification
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Examples (7)
假如你的成绩再好一点儿，你就能申请北大了。
假如我是你，我就戒烟。
假如你的女朋友不爱你，你们就分手吧。
假如有一点机会，我就会辞去现在的工作。
假如这话是真的，我们也要考虑两天。
假如一定要去的话，她就去。
假如我们又见面了，你还会记得我吗？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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