假使 (jiǎ shǐ) — if, in case, supposing (formal, literary)

Definition

Examples

• 假使你早一点告诉我，我就不会迟到了。
  jiǎ shǐ Nǐ zǎo yì diǎn gào sù wǒ, wǒ jiù bú huì chí dào le.
  If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have been late.
• 假使明天不下雨，我们就去公园散步。
  jiǎ shǐ Míng tiān bú xià yǔ, wǒ men jiù qù gōng yuán sàn bù.
  If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go for a walk in the park.
• 假使这个计划失败，我们还有备用方案。
  jiǎ shǐ Zhè ge jì huà shī bài, wǒ men hái yǒu bèi yòng fāng àn.
  Supposing this plan fails, we still have a backup plan.

Grammar