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* <em>假使</em> 明天 下雨，我 <em>就</em> 不 去 上班 了。<span class="trans">If it rains tomorrow, then I'm not going to work.</span> | * <em>假使</em> 明天 下雨，我 <em>就</em> 不 去 上班 了。<span class="trans">If it rains tomorrow, then I'm not going to work.</span> | ||
| − | * <em>假使</em> 你 同意，我们 立马 签 合同。<span class="trans">If you agree, then we should sign the contract | + | * <em>假使</em> 你 同意，我们 立马 签 合同。<span class="trans">If you agree, then we should sign the contract right away.</span> |
* <em>假使</em> 我们 能 找到 更 多 的 赞助，我们 就 可以 帮助 更多 的 孩子。<span class="trans">If we find even more sponsors, then we can help even more children.</span> | * <em>假使</em> 我们 能 找到 更 多 的 赞助，我们 就 可以 帮助 更多 的 孩子。<span class="trans">If we find even more sponsors, then we can help even more children.</span> | ||
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"假使⋯⋯，就⋯⋯" (jiáshǐ..., jiù...) is another way to phrase "If..., then..." in Chinese, with this pattern being one of the most formal.
An important note is that this pattern is usually only used in written formal Chinese.
Structure
假使 + Statement + 就 + Result
Examples
- 假使 明天 下雨，我 就 不 去 上班 了。If it rains tomorrow, then I'm not going to work.
- 假使 你 同意，我们 立马 签 合同。If you agree, then we should sign the contract right away.
- 假使 我们 能 找到 更 多 的 赞助，我们 就 可以 帮助 更多 的 孩子。If we find even more sponsors, then we can help even more children.
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