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若是
(ruò shì): If (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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若 • ruò • if; like; as if • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
ruò
若
if; like; as if
是 • shì • to be • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shì
是
to be
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 若是.
Words with
若
倘若
tǎng ruò
if, in case
若干
ruò gān
a certain number or amount
受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
be overwhelmed by an unexpected honor
若非
ruò fēi
if not for, unless
势若脱兔
shì ruò tuō tù
to move or act with incredible speed and agility, like a rabbit suddenly breaking free
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
eloquent; talk glibly; speak in a torrent of words
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
A person of great wisdom often appears simple or even foolish on the surface, because they do not flaunt their intelligence.
惘然若失
wǎngrán ruò shī
feel lost; as if something is missing
Words with
是
但是
dàn shì
but; however
只是
zhǐ shì
merely; only; just; nothing but
总是
zǒng shì
always
还是
hái shì
...or...? [in a question]
于是
yú shì
as a result
可是
kě shì
but
就是
jiù shì
exactly; precisely
是否
shì fǒu
whether or not
4.
How to Use 若是 in Sentences
Conjunction + Negative
with
没有
ruò
若
shì
是
méi
没
yǒu
有
neutral
if there is not
Conjunction + Verb
with
下雨
ruò
若
shì
是
xià
下
yǔ
雨
Conjunction + Noun
with
明天
ruò
若
shì
是
míng
明
tiān
天
Conjunction + Predicate
with
如此
ruò
若
shì
是
rú
如
cǐ
此
5.
Example Sentences with 若是
ruò
若
shì
是
xià
下
yǔ
雨
，
wǒ
我
neutral
if it rains
neutral
if tomorrow
formal
Written
if this is the case
men
们
jiù
就
bù
不
qù
去
gōng
公
yuán
园
le
了
。
If it rains, we won't go to the park.
ruò
若
shì
是
nín
您
néng
能
bō
拨
rǒng
冗
chū
出
xí
席
，
wǒ
我
men
们
jiāng
将
bú
不
shèng
胜
gǎn
感
jī
激
。
If you could spare the time to attend, we would be immensely grateful.
ruò
若
shì
是
tā
他
zhí
执
yì
意
bù
不
kěn
肯
hé
合
zuò
作
，
wǒ
我
men
们
gāi
该
rú
如
hé
何
yìng
应
duì
对
？
If he insists on refusing to cooperate, how should we respond?
ruò
若
shì
是
nǐ
你
lèi
累
le
了
，
jiù
就
zǎo
早
diǎn
点
xiū
休
xi
息
ba
吧
。
If you're tired, you should rest early.
ruò
若
shì
是
míng
明
tiān
天
tiān
天
qì
气
hǎo
好
，
wǒ
我
men
们
jiù
就
qù
去
pá
爬
shān
山
。
If the weather is good tomorrow, we'll go hiking.
