Difference between revisions of "Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru""
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| − | *<em>假如</em> 你 的 成绩 再 好 一点儿，你 <em>就</em> 能 申请 北大 了。 | + | *<em>假如</em> 你 的 成绩 再 好 一点儿，你 <em>就</em> 能 申请 北大 了。<span class="trans">If your grades come up a little more, then you can apply to Beijing University.</span> |
| − | *<em>假如</em> 我 是 你，我 <em>就</em> 戒烟。 | + | *<em>假如</em> 我 是 你，我 <em>就</em> 戒烟。<span class="trans">If I were you, I would give up smoking.</span> |
| − | *<em>假如</em> 你 的 女朋友 不 爱 你，你们 <em>就</em> 分手 吧。 | + | *<em>假如</em> 你 的 女朋友 不 爱 你，你们 <em>就</em> 分手 吧。<span class="trans">If your girlfriend doesn't love you, then you should break up.</span> |
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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 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.
