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的话

de huà · de hua

Traditional 的話

HSK 2

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  1. if (coming after a conditional clause)
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If it rains

  1. Dengdeng

    如果(rúguǒ)明天(míngtiān)下雨(xiàyǔ)的话(dehuà)，我们(wǒmen)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    If it rains tomorrow, what do we do?

  2. Liangliang

    下雨(xiàyǔ)的话(dehuà)，就(jiù)在(zài)家(jiā)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    If it rains, we stay home and watch a movie.

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)下雨(xiàyǔ)的话(dehuà)呢(ne)？

    And if it does not rain?

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)下雨(xiàyǔ)的话(dehuà)，也(yě)在(zài)家(jiā)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    If it does not rain, we also stay home and watch a movie.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)根本(gēnběn)不(bù)想(xiǎng)出门(chūmén)吧(ba)？

    You do not want to go out at all, do you?

  6. Liangliang

    被(bèi)你(nǐ)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)。

    You caught me.

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01

这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)的(de)话(huà)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)。

That won't change anything.

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02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)明(míng)天(tiān)有(yǒu)空(kòng)的(de)话(huà)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)吧(ba)。

If you're free tomorrow, let's go to the park together.

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的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute)

话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

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