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).

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 戒烟。
• 假如 你 的 女朋友 不 爱 你，你们 就 分手 吧。

See also

• "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
• "If… Then…" with "yaoshi"
• "If… Then…" with "jiashi"

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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