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"if" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
如果 rú guǒ conj. if / in case / in the event that syn
的话 的話 de huà part. if (coming after a conditional clause) syn
是否 shì fǒu adv. whether (or not) / if / is or isn't syn
只要 zhǐ yào conj. so long as / provided / if syn
一旦 yī dàn adv. in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn
要是 yào shi conj. (coll.) if syn
假如 jiǎ rú conj. if syn
假设 假設 jiǎ shè v., n. to suppose / to presume / to assume / supposing that ... / if / hypothesis / conjecture syn
要 yào v. to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important syn
假 叚 jiǎ adj. fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose syn
便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as syn
若是 ruò shì conj. if syn
倘若 tǎng ruò conj. if / supposing / in case syn
如若 rú ruò if syn
假若 jiǎ ruò if / supposing / in case syn
假使 jiǎ shǐ conj. if / in case / suppose / given ... syn
若然 ruò rán if / if so
设 設 shè v. to set up / to put in place / (math.) given / suppose / if syn
设若 設若 shè ruò if syn
倘或 tǎng huò if / supposing that syn
若 ruò conj. to seem / like / as / if syn
倘 tǎng if / supposing / in case syn
傥 儻 tǎng if / unexpectedly syn
倘然 tǎng rán if / supposing that / leisurely syn
仮 jiǎ fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose / Japanese variant of 假[jia3]
假令 jiǎ lìng if / supposing that / acting county magistrate
假假若是 jiǎ jià ruò shì if / supposing that...
假而 jiǎ ér if
叚 jiǎ fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose / variant of 假[jia3]
果若 guǒ ruò if
设或 設或 shè huò if syn
叒 ruò to seem / like / as / if / obedient / ancient mythical tree / old variant of 若[ruo4]
倘如 tǎng rú if
如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō if / if one were to say
布洛马波卡纳足球俱乐部 布洛馬波卡納足球俱樂部 bù luò mǎ bō kǎ nà zú qiú jù lè bù IF
Chinese Pinyin Translation
就是 jiù shì part., adv., conj. exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu conj. only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
似乎 sì hū adv. it seems / seemingly / as if syn
好像 hǎo xiàng v., adv. as if / to seem like syn
否则 否則 fǒu zé conj. otherwise / if not / or (else) syn
即使 jí shǐ conj. even if / even though syn
就算 jiù suàn conj. (coll.) even if syn
仿佛 彷彿 fǎng fú adv. to seem / as if / alike / similar syn
果然 guǒ rán adv. really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed syn
看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be syn
看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appears to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be syn
不然 bù rán conj., adj. not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn
不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though syn
除非 chú fēi conj. only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless syn
拼命 pīn mìng v., adv. to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
即便 jí biàn conj. even if / even though / right away / immediately syn
万一 萬一 wàn yī n., conj. just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn
哪怕 nǎ pà conj. even / even if / even though / no matter how syn
看似 kàn sì v. to look as if / to seem syn
要不是 yào bu shì conj. if it were not for / but for syn
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn v. if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that) syn
虽是 雖是 suī shì although / even though / even if
看样子 看樣子 kàn yàng zi it seems / it looks as if syn
彷佛 彷彿 fǎng fú seem / as if
大不了 dà bù liǎo adj., adv. at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming syn
早知道 zǎo zhī dao If I had known earlier...
貌似 mào sì to appear to be / to seem as if syn
果真 guǒ zhēn adv., conj. really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really... syn
纵然 縱然 zòng rán conj. even if / even though syn
不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn
若非 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for syn
纵使 縱使 zòng shǐ even if / even though syn
才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
若无其事 若無其事 ruò wú qí shì (idiom) as if nothing had happened / calm and composed / nonchalant syn
天成 tiān chéng as if made by heaven
拚命 pàn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it / see 拼命[pin1 ming4] syn
毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn
管它 guǎn tā no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter
吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ adj. to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back syn
恍若 huǎng ruò as if / as though / rather like syn
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài v. to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn
如释重负 如釋重負 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind syn
就 jiù adv., prep. (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
恍如 huǎng rú to be as if... / to be rather like... syn
恰如 qià rú just as if syn
如坐针毡 如坐針氈 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation syn
如 rú v., conj. as / as if / such as syn
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn
心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief syn
桥接 橋接 qiáo jiē to join by or as if by a bridge / to bridge
仿似 fǎng sì as if / to seem
韵母 韻母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang")
如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice syn
骑虎难下 騎虎難下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway syn
宛然 wǎn rán as if / just like syn
如获至宝 如獲至寶 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure syn
即令 jí lìng even if / even though syn
被 bèi prep. quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
果 菓 guǒ fruit / result / resolute / indeed / if really syn
吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
将错就错 將錯就錯 jiāng cuò jiù cuò lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom) / to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through
如醉如痴 如醉如癡 rú zuì rú chī lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4] syn
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it syn
想得美 xiǎng dé měi in your dreams! / as if! / You wish! / I wish that were so
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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