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如果 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that
是否 shì fǒu whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
只要 zhǐ yào so long as / provided / if
一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day
要是 yào shi (coll.) if
假如 jiǎ rú if
假设 jiǎ shè to suppose / to presume / to assume / supposing that ... / if / hypothesis / conjecture
倘若 tǎng ruò if / supposing / in case
要 yào to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
的话 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause)
便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
若是 ruò shì if
如若 rú ruò if
假若 jiǎ ruò if / supposing / in case
假使 jiǎ shǐ if / in case / suppose / given ...
若然 ruò rán if / if so
设 shè to set up / to put in place / (math.) given / suppose / if
设若 shè ruò if
倘或 tǎng huò if / supposing that
若 ruò to seem / like / as / if
倘 tǎng if / supposing / in case
傥 tǎng if / unexpectedly
就是 jiù shì exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if
只有 zhǐ yǒu 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")
似乎 sì hū it seems / seemingly / as if
好像 hǎo xiàng as if / to seem like
否则 fǒu zé otherwise / if not / or (else)
即使 jí shǐ even if / even though
就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if
仿佛 fǎng fú to seem / as if / alike / similar
果然 guǒ rán really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed
看起来 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appears to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though
除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless
拼命 pīn 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
即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately
万一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency
哪怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how
看似 kàn sì to look as if / to seem
要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for / but for
但愿 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that)
虽是 suī shì although / even though / even if
看样子 kàn yàng zi it seems / it looks as if
彷佛 fǎng fú seem / as if
大不了 dà bù liǎo at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming
早知道 zǎo zhī dao If I had known earlier...
貌似 mào sì to appear to be / to seem as if
果真 guǒ zhēn really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...
纵然 zòng rán even if / even though
不约而同 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
若非 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for
纵使 zòng shǐ even if / even though
才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
听来 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 ruò wú qí shì (idiom) as if nothing had happened / calm and composed / nonchalant
天成 tiān chéng as if made by heaven
毕业证书 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
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 to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back
恍若 huǎng ruò as if / as though / rather like
耍赖 shuǎ lài 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
如释重负 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
就 jiù (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 ...
恍如 huǎng rú to be as if... / to be rather like...
恰如 qià rú just as if
如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
如 rú as / as if / such as
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
心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
桥接 qiáo jiē to join by or as if by a bridge / to bridge
仿似 fǎng sì as if / to seem
韵母 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 lu:3 bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice
骑虎难下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway
宛然 wǎn rán as if / just like
如获至宝 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure
即令 jí lìng even if / even though
被 bèi 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")
吃不了兜着走 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 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 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]
大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
想得美 xiǎng dé měi in your dreams! / as if! / You wish! / I wish that were so
便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards
哑口 yǎ kǒu as if dumb / speechless
即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near
像 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
即或 jí huò even if / even though
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
势成骑虎 shì chéng qí hǔ if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway
犹 yóu as if / (just) like / just as / still / yet
纵 zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if
宛 wǎn winding / as if
苟 gǒu (literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless / negligent / (bound form) temporarily
蹩 bié to limp / to sprain (an ankle or wrist) / to move carefully, as if evading a danger / to scurry
茍 gǒu if indeed / thoughtless
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