倘若 (if / should — literary)
"If…" with if倘若
- if倘若 … ,then / just就 … = "if / should …, then …" — a literary if如果.
- if倘若to be defeated失败,also也don't不要to lose heart灰心 = "should you fail, don't lose heart."
- if倘若 is the most bookish of the "if" words.
if倘若 … ,(then / just就 / also也) …
- if倘若 opens a formal supposition.
should倘若have有difficulty困难,please请tell告诉me我。
- if倘若to have / there is有difficult困难,to ask请to tell告诉I / me我 = "should there be any difficulty, please tell me."
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Correct or broken?
倘若 supposes on paper — the literary if, answered by 就.
Practice
Should there be any difficulty, please tell me: ____ 有困难,请告诉我。
倘若 … ,… = if / should …: 倘若有困难,请告诉我.
Practice
倘若 introduces a supposition (an “if” clause).
Yes — 倘若失败,也不要灰心.
Recap
Key idea
- **if倘若 … ,… ** — "if / should …, …" (literary)
- if倘若to be defeated失败,also也don't不要to lose heart灰心
- if倘若 ≈ if如果 / if假如 / if假使, the most bookish
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
倘若 is best described as…
倘若 ≈ 如果 / 假如 / 假使, the most bookish.