假使 … ，就 … (if / supposing)
IntroducedPrepare for a possibility without asserting it
- An outdoor event has a backup plan if rain arrives tomorrow.
- supposing假使tomorrow明天to rain下雨，we / us我们then就to change改at / in在indoor室内to exercise活动。 — Rain is a hypothetical condition; moving indoors is the planned response.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- supposing假使 … ，then就 … (if / supposing): supposing假使tomorrow明天to rain下雨,to exercise活动then就to cancel取消。; supposing假使he / him他not不to agree同意,we / us我们then就again / then再want / think / miss想means办法。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
An outdoor event has a backup plan if rain arrives tomorrow. What does 假使明天下雨，我们就改在室内活动。 communicate?
Rain is a hypothetical condition; moving indoors is the planned response. 就 is a common partner, not a compulsory word in every conditional. 假使有困难，请告诉我 is natural without 就. The condition may never happen.
Follow the speaker
supposing假使have有problem问题，then就come来find找me我。
- In the opening situation: supposing假使tomorrow明天to rain下雨，we / us我们then就to change改at / in在indoor室内to exercise活动。
- Rain is a hypothetical condition; moving indoors is the planned response.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: If there's a problem, come find me: ____ 有问题，就来找我。
假使 … ，就 … = if / supposing: 假使有问题,就来找我.
假使 pairs with 就 in the result clause.
Yes — 假使…，就….
Check the limit of the explanation
- then就 is a common partner, not a compulsory word in every conditional.
- supposing假使have有difficult困难，to ask请to tell告诉me我 is natural without then就. The condition may never happen.
The sentence confirms that it will rain tomorrow.
就 is a common partner, not a compulsory word in every conditional. 假使有困难，请告诉我 is natural without 就. The condition may never happen. Rain is a hypothetical condition; moving indoors is the planned response.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form to borrow假(completed / change)了to make使tomorrow明天to rain下雨 needs repair here. Write supposing假使tomorrow明天to rain下雨 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 假了使明天下雨
The demonstrated form is 假使明天下雨. Rain is a hypothetical condition; moving indoors is the planned response.
Keep the distinction
- Rain is a hypothetical condition; moving indoors is the planned response. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- then就 is a common partner, not a compulsory word in every conditional. supposing假使have有difficult困难，to ask请to tell告诉me我 is natural without then就. The condition may never happen.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — "If" statements.
假使 is a formal version of…
假使 ≈ 如果 / 假如 / 倘若 (written).
An outdoor event has a backup plan if rain arrives tomorrow. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.