Difference between revisions of "Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru""

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Level

B2 / HSK5
Level

B2
Level

HSK5
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua" (HSK3)
- Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..." (HSK3)
- Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi" (HSK4)
- Expressing "if… then…" with "jiashi" (HSK6)
Used for

Indicating conditions, Indicating cause and effect, Expressing possibility
Keywords

就, 假如, 如

"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).

Structure

假如 + [statement] + 就 + [result]

Examples

假如你的成绩再好一点儿，你就能申请北大了。If your grades come up a little more, then you can apply to Beijing University.
假如我是你，我就戒烟。If I were you, I would give up smoking.
假如你的女朋友不爱你，你们就分手吧。If your girlfriend doesn't love you, then you should break up.

Sources and further reading

Books

Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 124) →buy
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 279) →buy

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	"假如..., 就..." (jiǎrú..., jiù...) is yet another way to express "If..., then..." in Chinese, but it is much more formal than [["If… Then…" with "yaoshi"\|要是]] or [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"\|如果]] are (in both written and spoken Chinese).		"假如..., 就..." (jiǎrú..., jiù...) is yet another way to express "If..., then..." in Chinese, but it is much more formal than [["If… Then…" with "yaoshi"\|要是]] or [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"\|如果]] are (in both written and spoken Chinese).