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如果

rú guǒ · ru guo

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  1. if
  2. in case
  3. in the event that
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If tomorrow is a day off

  1. Liangliang

    如果(rúguǒ)明天(míngtiān)放假(fàngjià)，你(nǐ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    If tomorrow is a day off, where will you go?

  2. Dengdeng

    如果(rúguǒ)放假(fàngjià)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)在(zài)家(jiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    If it's a day off, I'll sleep at home.

  3. Liangliang

    如果(rúguǒ)不(bù)放假(fàngjià)呢(ne)？

    And if it isn't a day off?

  4. Dengdeng

    如果(rúguǒ)不(bù)放假(fàngjià)，我(wǒ)也(yě)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    If it isn't a day off, I'll sleep too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)放(fàng)不(bù)放假(fàngjià)，对(duì)你(nǐ)都(dōu)一样(yīyàng)。

    Then day off or not, it's the same to you.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。如果(rúguǒ)有(yǒu)床(chuáng)，哪儿(nǎr)都(dōu)行(xíng)。

    Right. If there's a bed, anywhere is fine.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)时(shí)间(jiān)充(chōng)裕(yù)，我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)做(zuò)得(de)更(gèng)好(hǎo)的(de)。

I could have done better if I had had more time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)待(dāi)在(zài)家(jiā)里(lǐ)。

If it rains tomorrow, we'll just stay at home.

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如
rú

as; as if

果
guǒ

fruit; result

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