假设

假設

jiǎshè

verb HSK 7-9 #2,205

Meanings

1 to suppose; to hypothesize
2 hypothesis; assumption

Characters

false; fake; to assume

to set up; to establish

Examples

HSK 3

假设明天下雨，我们就改在室内举行。

Jiǎshè míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù gǎi zài shìnèi jǔxíng.

Suppose it rains tomorrow, we'll hold it indoors instead.

HSK 5

这只是一个假设，还没有被证实。

Zhè zhǐshì yīgè jiǎshè, hái méiyǒu bèi zhèngshí.

This is just a hypothesis; it has not been confirmed yet.

Tips

grammar

假设 can be used as a conjunction at the start of a sentence meaning suppose/if, or as a noun meaning hypothesis. Compare: 假设 A 成立 (suppose A holds) vs 提出假设 (put forward a hypothesis).

Stroke Order

假 jiǎ

设 shè