LEARN + CHINESE / 272 of 300 HSK 7–9
If That Happens 倘若/若
倘若天气转晴，我们就出发；假设航班取消，我们得改计划. These forms introduce a hypothetical situation, with 若 especially at home in formal writing. 幸亏……要不然…… looks back at a near miss: something went well, and a worse result was avoided.
今天天气很冷，您多穿衣服吧，要不然会感冒的。
jīntiān tiānqì hěn lěng, nín duō chuān yīfu ba, yàobùrán huì gǎnmào de.
It is very cold today. Dress warmly, or you might catch a cold.
倘若下雨，活动就取消。
tǎngruò xiàyǔ, huódòng jiù qǔxiāo.
If it rains, the event will be cancelled.
我们现在能肯定地说，这个假设是成立的。
wǒmen xiànzài néng kěndìng de shuō， zhège jiǎshè shì chénglì de。
We can now say definitely that this hypothesis holds water.
假使明天下雨，比赛就取消。
jiǎshǐ míngtiān xiàyǔ, bǐsài jiù qǔxiāo.
In case it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
tǎngruò | if; supposing |
ruò | if; like |
jiǎshè | to suppose; hypothesis |
jiǎshǐ | if; in case; suppose |
jiù | then; just |
nà | that |
xìngkuī | fortunately; luckily |
yàobùrán | otherwise; or else |
bùrán | otherwise; if not |
yàobù | otherwise; or else; how about |
fǒuzé | otherwise; if not |
xiàyǔ | to rain |
qǔxiāo | to cancel |
jīntiān | today |
tiānxià | world; under heaven |
tiānqì | weather |
gǎnmào | to have a cold; cold |
chénglì | to establish; set up |
wǒmen | we; us |
míngtiān | tomorrow |
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