假如

jiǎrú

conjunction HSK 4 #2,347

Meanings

Jiǎrú míngtiān xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù bù qù le.

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

Jiǎrú nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?

If you were me, what would you do?

Jiǎrú yǒu yī tiān wǒ qù Zhōngguó, wǒ yīdìng yào qù Chángchéng.

If one day I go to China, I must visit the Great Wall.

grammar

假如 is more formal and literary than 如果 (rúguǒ). Both mean 'if' and are followed by 就 (jiù) in the result clause. 假如...就...

假 jià

如 rú