‘if... then’ conditional sentences 45.1
假如 jiǎrú
这篇文章写得不错，假如再短一点儿那就更好了。
這篇文章寫得不錯，假如再短一點兒那就更好了。
Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de bù cuò, jiǎrú zài duǎn yīdiǎr nà jiù gèng hǎo le.
This essay is very good; if it were a little shorter it would be even better.假使 jiǎshǐ
假使人人都骑自行车或坐公共汽车，环境污染的问题就容易解决了。
假使人人都騎自行車或坐公共汽車，環境污染的問題就容易解決了。
Jiǎshǐ rénrén dōu qí zìxíngchē huò zuò gōnggòng qìchē, huánjìng wūrǎn de wèntí
jiù róngyì jiějué le.
If everyone rode a bicycle or took the bus, the pollution problem would be easy to solve.假使我是老师，我每天都给学生考试。
假使我是老師，我每天都給學生考試。
Jiǎshǐ wǒ shì lǎoshī, wǒ měitiān dōu gěi xuéshēng kǎo shì.
If I were a teacher, I would give students a test every day.倘若/儻若 tǎngruò
倘若学生都一看就懂，那老师还有什么用呢？
儻若學生都一看就懂，那老師還有甚麼用呢？
Tǎngruò xuéshēng dōu yī kàn jiù dǒng, nà lǎoshī hái yǒu shénme yòng ne?
If students understood as soon as they looked at something, then what use would there
be for teachers?倘使 tǎngshǐ
倘使放假不能回家，请及时写信告知。
儻使放假不能回家，請及時寫信告知。
Tǎngshǐ fàng jià bù néng huí jiā, qǐng jí shí xiě xìn gào zhī.
If you have a vacation and cannot return home, please write me right away to let me know.则/則 zé
大家共同努力则一定能把事情做好。
大家共同努力則一定能把事情做好。
Dàjiā gòngtóng nǔlì zé yīdìng néng bǎ shìqíng zuòhǎo.
(If ) everyone works hard together, we certainly can take care of this matter.坚持不懈则会成功。
堅持不懈則會成功。
Jiānchí bù xiè zé huì chénggōng.
(If)(we) persist, (we) can definitely succeed.‘if... then’ sentences with... 的话/的話 de huà
The ‘if ’ clause may end with 的话/的話 de huà. Here are examples with 要是 yàoshi...
的话/的話 de huà and 如果 rúguǒ... 的话/的話 de huà.
要是你愿意的话，我们可以今天去市场。
要是你願意的話，我們可以今天去市場。
Yàoshi nǐ yuànyì de huà, wǒmen kěyǐ jīntiān qù shìchǎng.
If you are interested, we can go to the market today.要是方便的话，就请你给我买一份人民日报。
要是方便的話，就請你給我買一份人民日報。
Yàoshi fāngbiàn de huà, jiù qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ mǎi yī fèn Rénmín Rìbào.
If it is convenient, could you buy me a copy of today’s People’s Daily.