Chinese

假如

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɻu³⁵/
if; in case; supposing
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese假 “to lend; to borrow; to loan”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese叚 “original form of 假 (jiǎ, “to borrow”)”
      • ideaChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
      • ideaChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊／块 c)”
  • characterChinese如 “to be like; as; as if; as though”
    • soundChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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