假如

jiǎrú

conjunction HSK 4 #2,347

Meanings

假如明天下雨，我们就不去了。

Jiǎrú míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù qù le.

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

假如你是我，你会怎么做？

Jiǎrú nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?

If you were me, what would you do?

假如有一天我去中国，我一定要去长城。

Jiǎrú yǒu yī tiān wǒqù 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. Both mean 'if' and are typically followed by 就 in the result clause: 假如…就…

假 jiǎ

如 rú