若 (ruò) — (conjunction) if, supposing that; (in fixed phrases) as if, like

Definition

Examples

• 若有机会，我一定去。
  ruò Yǒu jī huì, wǒ yí dìng qù.
  If I have the opportunity, I will definitely go.
• 他若有所思，沉默了很久。
  Tā ruò yǒu suǒ sī, chén mò le hěn jiǔ.
  He seemed lost in thought and was silent for a long time.
• 两岸之间若即若离，关系微妙。
  Liǎng àn zhī jiān ruò jí ruò lí, guān xì wēi miào.
  The relationship between the two sides seems neither close nor distant — it is delicate.