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如果…就…

If…, then…

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 2

如果/要是 + condition (+ 的话),S + 就 + result

如果…就… expresses a hypothesis and its result, like 'if…, then…'. 要是 is more colloquial; 的话 can be added at the end of the condition, and 如果 can even be dropped, keeping only 的话 (明天下雨的话…). 就 is an adverb, so it comes AFTER the subject of the second clause: 如果下雨,我们就不去了 (not *就我们不去了).

HSK 3–4 gap fills and sentence ordering.

Examples

  • 如果明天下雨,我们就不去了。

    If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

  • 如果你有问题,就给我打电话。

    If you have any questions, call me.

  • 要是你不舒服的话,就回家休息吧。

    If you're not feeling well, go home and rest.

  • 如果我是你,我就买这个。

    If I were you, I'd buy this one.

Exercises

  1. 1. 你明天有空,我们就去看电影。

  2. 2.如果你喜欢,我 送给你。

  3. 3.要是你累了 ,就休息一会儿。

  4. 4.Choose the correct sentence:

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