假若

jiǎruò

conjunction #39,814

Meanings

假若明天下雨，我们就改天再去。

Jiǎruò míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù gǎitiān zài qù.

If it rains tomorrow, we'll go another day.

假若你早点告诉我，事情就不会变成这样。

Jiǎruò nǐ zǎodiǎn gàosu wǒ, shìqíng jiù bùhuì biànchéng zhèyàng.

If you'd told me earlier, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

假若有机会，我真想去南极看看。

Jiǎruò yǒu jīhuì, wǒ zhēn xiǎng qù Nánjí kànkan.

If I had the chance, I'd really like to visit Antarctica.

Slightly literary. Everyday speech prefers 如果 or 要是. 假若 often pairs with 就 in the result clause.

假 jiǎ

若 ruò