假如
jiǎ rú
Pinyin
Definition
假如
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- if
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一如既往
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
不假思索
- 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
- 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
Sample Sentences
哎,假如你是宝玉,会喜欢黛玉还是宝钗?
Hey, if you were Baoyu, would you prefer Daiyu or Baochai?
最主要是没必要。假如你是要嫁人了,那我们做父母的二话不说,肯定让你搬出去。现在你一个姑娘家,却嚷着要出去,这....... 这像话吗?
The most important thing is that there's no reason. Supposing you were going to get married, we would never second-guess you. We would definitely let you move out. Now you're a single girl, shouting that you want to move out...is this reasonable?
这倒也是!那真是一场鸿门宴呐...不过,假如你活在那个世界,你觉得你会比较像哪一个角色呢?
That's true! That was really like the Feast of Hongmen. Anyway, if you lived in that world, which character do you think you'd be like?
不一定喔,假如你是公司老板或是像我一样台风假不支薪的劳工,肯定都不爱台风假。
Not necessarily, if you're the boss of a company or if you're a labourer like me that doesn't get paid for typhoon days, you definitely wouldn't like typhoon days.