假若 (jiǎ ruò) — if, supposing, in case (formal, hypothetical)

Definition

Examples

• 假若你明天不来，请提前通知我。
  jiǎ ruò Nǐ míng tiān bù lái, qǐng tí qián tōng zhī wǒ.
  If you don't come tomorrow, please notify me in advance.
• 假若没有水，人类就无法生存。
  jiǎ ruò Méi yǒu shuǐ, rén lèi jiù wú fǎ shēng cún.
  If there were no water, humans would be unable to survive.
• 假若当初听了他的建议，结果可能会不同。
  jiǎ ruò Dāng chū tīng le tā de jiàn yì, jié guǒ kě néng huì bù tóng.
  If I had taken his advice back then, the outcome might have been different.