Usage note
假如表示如果。
jiǎ rú biǎo shì rú guǒ。
假如 means if.
Context note
假如常用于假设、条件和口语。
jiǎ rú cháng yòng yú jiǎ shè 、 tiáo jiàn hé kǒu yǔ。
It is often used with hypotheticals, conditions, and spoken language.
5 examples
假如你来，我就高兴。
jiǎ rú nǐ lái， wǒ jiù gāo xìng。
If you come, I will be happy.
假如下雨，我们就不去。
jiǎ rú xià yǔ， wǒ men jiù bú qù。
If it rains, we will not go.
假如时间够，我们再聊。
jiǎ rú shí jiān gòu， wǒ men zài liáo。
If there is enough time, we can talk again.
假如明天有空，就一起去。
jiǎ rú míng tiān yǒu kōng， jiù yì qǐ qù。
If you have time tomorrow, let's go together.
假如我能帮你，我一定帮。
jiǎ rú wǒ néng bāng nǐ， wǒ yí dìng bāng。
If I can help you, I will definitely help.
5 mini stories
老师说，假如有问题就提出来。
lǎo shī shuō， jiǎ rú yǒu wèn tí jiù tí chū lái。
The teacher said if there are questions, bring them up.
假如天气好，活动照常进行。
jiǎ rú tiān qì hǎo， huó dòng zhào cháng jìn xíng。
If the weather is good, the event will proceed as usual.
他想了个假如的情况。
tā xiǎng le gè jiǎ rú de qíng kuàng。
He thought of a hypothetical situation.
假如你是他，你会怎么做？
jiǎ rú nǐ shì tā， nǐ huì zěn me zuò？
If you were him, what would you do?
假如明天放假，大家都会很开心。
jiǎ rú míng tiān fàng jià， dà jiā dōu huì hěn kāi xīn。
If there is a holiday tomorrow, everyone will be very happy.
Mini dialogue
假如会飞
A
假如你会飞，你想去哪里？
Jiǎrú nǐ huì fēi, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ?
If you could fly, where would you want to go?
B
假如我会飞，我想去月亮上看一看。
Jiǎrú wǒ huì fēi, wǒ xiǎng qù yuèliang shàng kàn yī kàn.
If I could fly, I'd want to go and see the moon.
下雨了
A
假如明天下雨，运动会还开吗？
Jiǎrú míngtiān xià yǔ, yùndònghuì hái kāi ma?
If it rains tomorrow, will the sports day still happen?
B
假如下雨，运动会就推迟到星期五。
Jiǎrú xià yǔ, yùndònghuì jiù tuīchí dào xīngqīwǔ.
If it rains, the sports day will be postponed to Friday.
Related words and contrasts
similar
如果
rúguǒ
if
如果 is more common in everyday speech
similar
假使
jiǎshǐ
if; supposing
假使 is more formal, similar to 假如
similar
要是
yàoshi
if
要是 is very colloquial