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假设

jiǎ shè · jia she

Traditional 假設

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to suppose
  2. to presume
  3. to assume
  4. supposing that ...
  5. if
  6. hypothesis
  7. conjecture
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If we had a million

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，假设(jiǎshè)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)一百万(yībǎiwàn)，你(nǐ)会(huì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, suppose you had a million, what would you do?

  2. Dengdeng

    假设(jiǎshè)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一百万(yībǎiwàn)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)环游(huányóu)世界(shìjiè)。

    Suppose I had a million, I would travel around the world.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)！假设(jiǎshè)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)，先(xiān)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Me too! Suppose we go together, where first?

  4. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)，吃(chī)海鲜(hǎixiān)。

    The seaside first, to eat seafood.

  5. Liangliang

    假设(jiǎshè)钱(qián)花(huā)完(wán)了(le)呢(ne)？

    Suppose the money runs out?

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)回来(huílai)，在这儿(zàizhèr)给(gěi)人(rén)倒(dǎo)茶(chá)。

    Then we come back and pour tea for people here.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)假(jiǎ)设(shè)她(tā)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)。

Let us suppose she is here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by n1ls · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)假(jiǎ)设(shè)还(hái)需(xū)要(yào)更(gèng)多(duō)证(zhèng)据(jù)来(lái)支(zhī)持(chí)。

This hypothesis still needs more evidence to support it.

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