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假使 … ，就 … (if / supposing)
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Supposing it happened
- In a philosophy class you imagine an unlikely situation.
- supposing假使人能活两百岁，to live生活can / will会to be / is是what什么appearance样子？ — "Supposing people could live to two hundred, what would life be like?"
supposing假使 A，(then就) B = if, supposing
- supposing假使 = "if, supposing", a literary if如果, often for hypothetical or unlikely situations.
- The result clause may take then就 / used in 便宜便 / also也.
supposing假使tomorrow明天it rains下雨，the match比赛then就is cancelled取消。
Complete: “Supposing it rains, the match will be cancelled.” 假使下雨，比赛____取消。
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假使…，就….
Imagined and formal conditions
- supposing假使without没有your你(modifier / structural particle)的help帮助，I我then就wouldn't不会succeed成功。 — "Had it not been for your help, I would not have succeeded."
- Common in essays, speeches and literature.
if假使without没有your你的help帮助，I我then就wouldn't不会succeed成功。
Build: “Had it not been for your help, I wouldn't have succeeded.”
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假使 + condition, subject + 就 + result.
Literary register
- In everyday speech, use if如果 / if要是: if要是tomorrow明天it rains下雨，….
- Put then就 after the subject of the result: I我then就wouldn't不会…, not then就I我wouldn't不会….
假使 suits formal essays better than casual chat.
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True. 假使 is literary and fits formal essays. In casual chat you would use 要是 or 如果.
The "if" family
- if要是 (spoken) → if如果 (neutral) → if假如 / supposing假使 / if倘若 (literary).
- All pair with then就 in the result.
if要是you你have有time时间，then就come来吧。
Which “if” is the most spoken?
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要是 is the everyday spoken “if”: 要是下雨就不去了. 如果 is neutral, while 假如, 假使 and 倘若 are more written or literary.
Recap
- supposing假使 A，(Subject) then就 B = if / supposing A (literary, often hypothetical).
- Everyday: if如果 / if要是; literary relatives: if假如, if倘若.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — "If" statements.
In a philosophy class you imagine an unlikely situation. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.