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假如

jiǎ rú

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

假如 (jiǎ rú) means "if, supposing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 假如 means

1. if

The characters in 假如

• 假jiǎfake; false; artificial
• 如rúas; as if; such as

Example sentences

• 想象一下，假如你有一台时光机。
  Xiǎngxiàng yīxià, jiǎrú nǐ yǒu yī tái shíguāngjī.
  Imagine what it would be like if you had a time machine.
• 假如你认识这张脸，请拨打110！
  Jiǎrú nǐ rènshi zhè zhāng liǎn, qǐng bōdǎ yāo yāo líng!
  If you recognize this person, call 110!
• 假如你没有这个程序，你现在就可以去下载。
  Jiǎrú nǐ méiyǒu zhège chéngxù, nǐ xiànzài jiù kěyǐ qù xiàzǎi.
  If you don't have this software, you can download it now.
• 假如你有1000美元，你会用它做什幺呢？
  Suppose you had a thousand dollars, what would you do with it?
• 假如能一个月之内还上的话，我可以把钱借给你。
  I don't mind lending you the money provided you pay it back within a month.
• 假如我告诉你，大家不要走来走去，你有意见吗？
  If I tell you not to run around, would you have any comments?

Where 假如 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Thinking, Reasoning & Memory (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiǎ rú correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.