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若

ruò

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 character level 7-9 Character

若 (ruò) means "to seem; like; as". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 若 means

1. to seem
2. like
3. as
4. if

How 若 is used in grammar

若 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Advanced Conjunctions: 而, 同, 与, 不料, 可, 若 (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 7-9, conjunctions (连接分句或句子).

Other readings

若 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• rěused in {般若|bō rě}; used in {兰若|lán rě}

Example sentences

• 她欣喜若狂。
  Tā xīnxǐruòkuáng.
  She was beside herself with joy.
• 我们欣喜若狂。
  Wǒmen xīnxǐruòkuáng.
  We were overjoyed.
• 我真是欣喜若狂。
  Wǒ zhēnshi xīnxǐruòkuáng.
  I'm absolutely elated.
• 我若能来就会来。
  I will come if I can.
• 我若能，则谁都能。
  If I can do it, anyone can.
• 你若安好，便是晴天。
  Nǐ ruò ānhǎo, biànshì qíngtiān.
  I am relieved that you are safe.

Words starting with 若

• 若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
• 若是ruò shìif
• 若无其事ruò wú qí shì(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
• 若有所思ruò yǒu suǒ sī(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
• 若非ruò fēiwere it not for; if not for
• 若隐若现ruò yǐn ruò xiàn(idiom) faint; indistinct
• 若有若无ruò yǒu ruò wúindistinct; faintly discernible
• 若即若离ruò jí ruò lílit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance…
• 若望Ruò wàngJohn; Saint John; less common variant of 约翰
• 若果ruò guǒ(literary) if; supposing that
• 若然ruò ránif; if so
• 若有所失ruò yǒu suǒ shīas if one had lost something (idiom); to look or feel unsettled or distracted…
• 若望福音Ruò wàng Fú yīnGospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)
• 若且唯若ruò qiě wéi ruòif and only if
• 若翰Ruò hànJohn (less common form of 若望
• 若瑟Ruò sèJoseph (biblical name)
• 若尔盖县Ruò ěr gài XiànZoigê, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州
• 若虫ruò chóng(entomology) nymph
• 若开山脉Ruò kāi shān màiArakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
• 若羌县Ruò qiāng XiànRuoqiang, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
• 若要人不知，除非己莫为ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéiIf you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad…
• 若尔盖Ruò ěr gàisee 若尔盖县
• 若有所亡ruò yǒu suǒ wángsee 若有所失
• 若有所丧ruò yǒu suǒ sàngsee 若有所失

Words containing 若

• 倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case
• 郭沫若Guō Mò ruòGuo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
• 假若jiǎ ruòif; supposing; in case
• 受宠若惊shòu chǒng ruò jīngoverwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
• 如若rú ruòif
• 欣喜若狂xīn xǐ ruò kuángto be wild with joy (idiom)
• 旁若无人páng ruò wú rénto act as though there were nobody else present; unselfconscious…
• 般若bō rě(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
• 宛若wǎn ruòto be just like
• 恍若huǎng ruòas if; as though; rather like
• 判若两人pàn ruò liǎng rénto be a different person; not to be one's usual self
• 口若悬河kǒu ruò xuán hémouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib
• 不若bù ruònot as good as; not equal to; inferior
• 呆若木鸡dāi ruò mù jīlit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
• 自若zì ruòcalm; composed; at ease
• 门庭若市mén tíng ruò shìfront yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom); a place with many visitors
• 趋之若鹜qū zhī ruò wùto rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable…
• 视若无睹shì ruò wú dǔto turn a blind eye to
• 泰然自若tài rán zì ruòcool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed
• 果若guǒ ruòif
• 相若xiāng ruòon a par with; comparable to
• 至若zhì ruòas for
• 兰若lán rěBuddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿兰若
• 设若shè ruòif

Characters that look like 若

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 届jièto arrive at (place or time); period; to become due
• 爸bàfather; dad; pa
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 芬fēnperfume; fragrance
• 茵yīnmattress
• 茜qiàn(bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (bound form) madder red…

Sounds the same

Read ruò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 弱weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as
• 偌so; such; to such a degree
• 箬(bamboo); skin of bamboo
• 蒻young rush (Typha japonica), a kind of cattail
• 篛cuticle of bamboo plant
• 鄀place name
• 鶸siskin
• 爇burn; heat
• 叒old variant of 若; obedient; ancient mythical tree

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read ruò correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.