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倘若 (if / should — literary)

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"If…" with if倘若tǎng ruò

  • if倘若tǎng ruò … ,then / justjiù … = "if / should …, then …" — a literary if如果 guǒ.
  • if倘若tǎng ruòto be defeated失败shī bàialsodon't不要 yàoto lose heart灰心huī xīn = "should you fail, don't lose heart."
  • if倘若tǎng ruò is the most bookish of the "if" words.

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