Dictionary - results for if

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
倘	倘	tǎng	- if - supposing - in case
假	假	jiǎ	- fake - false - artificial - to borrow - if - suppose
傥	儻	tǎng	- if - unexpectedly
苟	苟	gǒu	- if - supposing - careless - negligent - temporarily
若	若	ruò	- to seem - like - as - if
要	要	yào	- important - vital - to want - to ask for - will - going to (as future auxiliary) - may - must - (used in a comparison) must be - probably - if
一旦	一旦	yīdàn	- in case (sth happens) - if - once (sth happens, then...) - when - in a short time - in one day
便是	便是	biànshì	- (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) - precisely - exactly - even - if - just like - in the same way as
倘或	倘或	tǎnghuò	- if - supposing that
倘然	倘然	tǎngrán	- if - supposing that - leisurely
倘若	倘若	tǎngruò	- provided that - supposing that - if
假令	假令	jiǎlìng	- if - supposing that - acting county magistrate
假使	假使	jiǎshǐ	- if - in case - suppose - given ...
假如	假如	jiǎrú	- if
假而	假而	jiǎér	- if
假若	假若	jiǎruò	- if - supposing - in case
假设	假設	jiǎshè	- to suppose - to presume - to assume - supposing that ... - if - hypothesis - conjecture
如果	如果	rúguǒ	- if - in case - in the event that
如若	如若	rúruò	- if
就是	就是	jiùshì	- (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) - precisely - exactly - even - if - just like - in the same way as
是否	是否	shìfǒu	- whether (or not) - if - is or isn't
果若	果若	guǒruò	- if
正是	正是	zhèngshì	- (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) - precisely - exactly - even - if - just like - in the same way as
若是	若是	ruòshì	- if
若然	若然	ruòrán	- if - if so
要是	要是	yàoshi	- if
设或	設或	shèhuò	- if
设若	設若	shèruò	- if
假假若是	假假若是	jiǎjiàruòshì	- if - supposing that...
便	便	biàn	- ordinary - plain - convenient - as convenient - when the chance arises - handy - easy - informal - simple - so - thus - to relieve oneself - to urinate - to defecate - equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then - in that case - even if - soon afterwards
像	像	xiàng	- to resemble - to be like - to look as if - such as - appearance - image - portrait - image under a mapping (math.)
即	即	jí	- namely - that is - i.e. - prompt - at once - at present - even if - prompted (by the occasion) - to approach - to come into contact - to assume (office) - to draw near
嘦	嘦	jiào	- if only - so long as - (contraction of 只 and 要)
如	如	rú	- as - as if - such as
宛	宛	wǎn	- winding - as if
就	就	jiù	- at once - right away - only - just (emphasis) - as early as - already - as soon as - then - in that case - as many as - even if - to approach - to move towards - to undertake - to engage in - to suffer - subjected to - to accomplish - to take advantage of - to go with (of foods) - with regard to - concerning
果	果	guǒ	- fruit - result - resolute - indeed - if really
犹	猶	yóu	- as if - (just) like - just as - still - yet
纵	縱	zòng	- warp (the vertical threads in weaving) - vertical - longitudinal - north-south (lines of longitude) - lengthwise - to release - to indulge - even if
不怕	不怕	bùpà	- fearless - not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) - even if - even though
不然	不然	bùrán	- not so - no - or else - otherwise - if not
仿似	仿似	fǎngsì	- as if - to seem
仿如	仿如	fǎngrú	- like - similar to - as if
似乎	似乎	sìhū	- apparently - to seem - to appear - as if - seemingly
似的	似的	shìde	- seems as if - rather like - Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
但愿	但願	dànyuàn	- if only (sth were possible) - I wish (that)
再不	再不	zàibù	- if not, then - otherwise
即令	即令	jílìng	- even if - even though
即使	即使	jíshǐ	- even if - even though
即便	即便	jíbiàn	- even if - even though - right away - immediately
即或	即或	jíhuò	- even if - even though
只要	只要	zhǐyào	- if only - so long as
否则	否則	fǒuzé	- if not - otherwise - else - or else
哪怕	哪怕	nǎpà	- even - even if - even though - no matter how
好像	好像	hǎoxiàng	- as if - to seem like
宛然	宛然	wǎnrán	- as if - just like
就算	就算	jiùsuàn	- granted that - even if
庶几	庶幾	shùjī	- similar - almost - if only - maybe
仿佛	彷彿	fǎngfú	- to seem - as if - alike - similar
恍若	恍若	huǎngruò	- as if - as though - rather like
恰如	恰如	qiàrú	- just as if
早知	早知	zǎozhī	- foresight - foreknowledge - if one had known earlier,...
果然	果然	guǒrán	- really - sure enough - as expected - if indeed
果真	果真	guǒzhēn	- really - as expected - sure enough - if indeed... - if it's really...
权当	權當	quándāng	- to act as if - to treat sth as if it were
的话	的話	dehuà	- if (coming after a conditional clause)
看似	看似	kànsì	- to look as if - to seem
纵令	縱令	zònglìng	- to indulge - to give free rein - even if
纵使	縱使	zòngshǐ	- even if - even though
纵然	縱然	zòngrán	- even if - even though
若非	若非	ruòfēi	- were it not for - if not for
万一	萬一	wànyī	- just in case - if by any chance - contingency
貌似	貌似	màosì	- to appear to be - to seem as if
虽是	雖是	suīshì	- although - even though - even if
虽然	雖然	suīrán	- although - even though - even if
大不了	大不了	dàbùliǎo	- at worst - if worst comes to worst - serious - alarming
对不起	對不起	duìbuqǐ	- unworthy - to let down - I'm sorry - excuse me - pardon me - if you please - sorry? (please repeat)
早知道	早知道	zǎozhīdao	- If I had known earlier...
看样子	看樣子	kànyàngzi	- it seems - it looks as if
看起来	看起來	kànqǐlái	- seemingly - apparently - looks as if - appear to be - gives the impression that - seems on the face of it to be
要不是	要不是	yàobushì	- if it were not for - but for
走为上	走為上	zǒuwéishàng	- If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom) - see also 三十六計，走為上策\|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
但愿如此	但願如此	dànyuànrúcǐ	- if only it were so - I hope so (idiom)
倘能如此	倘能如此	tǎngnéngrúcǐ	- if it is possible (idiom)
势成骑虎	勢成騎虎	shìchéngqíhǔ	- if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
勤则不匮	勤則不匱	qínzébùkuì	- If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
嫁鸡随鸡	嫁雞隨雞	jiàjīsuíjī	- If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. - We must learn to accept the people around us.
树大招风	樹大招風	shùdàzhāofēng	- lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); a famous person attract criticism - If you're rich or famous, people will envy you.
当且仅当	當且僅當	dāngqiějǐndāng	- if and only if
盂方水方	盂方水方	yúfāngshuǐfāng	- If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)
纲举目张	綱舉目張	gāngjǔmùzhāng	- if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) - take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves - (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
织当访婢	織當訪婢	zhīdāngfǎngbì	- if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
耕当问奴	耕當問奴	gēngdāngwènnú	- if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
若且唯若	若且唯若	ruòqiěwéiruò	- if and only if
这样一来	這樣一來	zhèyàngyīlái	- thus - if this happens then
骑虎难下	騎虎難下	qíhǔnánxià	- if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
不知者不罪	不知者不罪	bùzhīzhěbùzuì	- One who does not know is not guilty - If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
家和万事兴	家和萬事興	jiāhéwànshìxīng	- if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
求人不如求己	求人不如求己	qiúrénbùrúqiújǐ	- if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
冤冤相报何时了	冤冤相報何時了	yuānyuānxiāngbàohéshíliǎo	- if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
既来之，则安之	既來之，則安之	jìláizhī,zéānzhī	- Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. - Since this is so, we should accept it. - Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. - If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
早知今日何必当初	早知今日何必當初	zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū	- if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) - to regret vainly one's past behavior
是可忍，孰不可忍	是可忍，孰不可忍	shìkěrěn,shúbùkěrěn	- if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) - enough is enough
三人行，则必有我师	三人行，則必有我師	sānrénxíng,zébìyǒuwǒshī	- If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
两虎相争，必有一伤	兩虎相爭，必有一傷	liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng,bìyǒuyīshāng	- if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗	嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗	jiàjīsuíjī,jiàgǒusuígǒu	- if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
小洞不堵，大洞难补	小洞不堵，大洞難補	xiǎodòngbùdǔ,dàdòngnánbǔ	- If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
欲加之罪，何患无辞	欲加之罪，何患無辭	yùjiāzhīzuì,héhuànwúcí	- If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳\|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb - Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟	水能載舟，亦能覆舟	shuǐnéngzàizhōu,yìnéngfùzhōu	- lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) - fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it - if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm - things can be double-edged
耕当问奴，织当访婢	耕當問奴，織當訪婢	gēngdāngwènnú,zhīdāngfǎngbì	- if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
过而能改，善莫大焉	過而能改，善莫大焉	guòérnénggǎi,shànmòdàyān	- If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
道之所存，师之所存	道之所存，師之所存	dàozhīsuǒcún,shīzhīsuǒcún	- If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈\|韩愈). - We should learn from one who knows the way.
道所存者，乃师所存者	道所存者，乃師所存者	dàosuǒcúnzhě,nǎishīsuǒcúnzhě	- If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈\|韩愈). - We should learn from one who knows the way.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针	只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針	zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn	- If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. - cf idiom 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task - to study diligently
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲	少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲	shàozhuàngbùnǔlì,lǎodàtúshāngbēi	- if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
若要人不知，除非己莫为	若要人不知，除非己莫為	ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi	- If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.