Difference between revisions of "Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru""
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Revision as of 05:44, 16 November 2011
"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).
Here's the basic structure:
假如 + Statement + 就 + Result
Here are some examples of this pattern:
- 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 不 抽烟。
- 假如 你 的 女朋友 不 爱 你，你们 就 分手 吧。
Sources and further reading
Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (pp. 124)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 279)
