假如

jiǎrú

conjunction HSK 4 #2,347

Meanings

HSK 1

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.

HSK 1

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?

HSK 3

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