若是

ruòshì

conjunction #22,454

Meanings

1 if
2 supposing that
3 in the event that

Characters

if / like / as if (literary)

to be / this (emphatic)

Examples

若是你去，我也去。

Ruòshì nǐ qù, wǒ yě qù.

If you go, I'll go too.

若是天气好，我们就出发。

Ruòshì tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen jiù chūfā.

If the weather is good, we'll set off.

Tips

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若是 is slightly more literary or formal than 如果 or 要是. It is common in written Chinese and formal speech.

Stroke Order

若 ruò

是 shì