若
ruò
Meaning
- if
- like
- to seem
Definition
表示假设、如果；或好像、如同。
Indicates hypothesis, if; or like, as if.
Usage
常用于表示条件或假设，相当于‘如果’；也可表示比拟，相当于‘好像’。
Often used to indicate a condition or hypothesis, equivalent to 'if'; can also indicate a simile, equivalent to 'as if'.
Examples
- 1 若明天不下雨，我们就去公园。 (If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we will go to the park.)
- 2 他若不来，我们就先开始。 (If he doesn't come, we will start first.)
- 3 她的笑容若春风般温暖。 (Her smile is as warm as the spring breeze.)
- 4 若非你的帮助，我无法完成这个任务。 (If not for your help, I couldn't have finished this task.)
- 5 人生若只如初见。 (If life were only as it was at first meeting.)
- 6 你若安好，便是晴天。 (If you are well, that is a sunny day.)
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