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Vocabulary list: Chinese grammar de hua (的话): expressing "if" in Chinese with de hua 语法：的话、的、话、要、是、如、果、假、倘、若

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80 words and 11 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 的(de)话(huà) if
  2. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  3. 话(huà) dialect
  4. 要(yào) to want
  5. 是(shì) to be
  6. 如(rú) as
  7. 果(guǒ) fruit
  8. 假(jiǎ) fake
  9. 倘(tǎng) if
  10. 若(ruò) to seem
  11. 你(nǐ) you
  12. 喜(xǐ)欢(huan) to like
  13. 就(jiù) then
  14. 多(duō) many
  15. 吃(chī) to eat
  16. 点(diǎn) point
  17. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  18. 弄(nòng)丢(diū) to lose
  19. 了(le) marks a completed action
  20. 怎(zěn)么(me)办(bàn) what's to be done
  21. 不(bù)是(shì) no
  22. 他(tā)们(men) they
  23. 那(nà)么(me) like that
  24. 又(yòu) again
  25. 会(huì) to be likely to
  26. 谁(shéi) who
  27. 要(yào)是(shi) if
  28. 去(qù) to go
  29. 北(běi)京(jīng) Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China
  30. 一(yī)定(dìng) surely
  31. 看(kàn) to see
  32. 一(yī)下(xià) a bit
  33. 天(tiān)安(ān)门(mén)广(guǎng)场(chǎng) Tiananmen Square
  34. 如(rú)果(guǒ) if
  35. 不(bù) no
  36. 努(nǔ)力(lì) to make an effort
  37. 学(xué)习(xí) to learn
  38. 考(kǎo) to beat
  39. 上(shàng) up
  40. 大(dà)学(xué) university
  41. 万(wàn)一(yī) just in case
  42. 我(wǒ) I
  43. 来(lái) to come
  44. 晚(wǎn) evening
  45. 请(qǐng) please
  46. 不(bù)要(yào) don't!
  47. 等(děng) to wait for
  48. 假(jiǎ)如(rú) if
  49. 有(yǒu) to have
  50. 翅(chì)膀(bǎng) wing
  51. 在(zài) to exist
  52. 蓝(lán)天(tiān) blue sky
  53. 飞(fēi)翔(xiáng) to circle in the air
  54. 假(jiǎ)设(shè) to suppose
  55. 李(lǐ) plum
  56. 先(xiān)生(sheng) teacher
  57. 从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi) have never
  58. 过(guo) (experienced action marker)
  59. 这(zhè)里(lǐ) here
  60. 那(nà) that
  61. 他(tā) him
  62. 怎(zěn)么(me) how?
  63. 可(kě)能(néng) might
  64. 凶(xiōng)手(shǒu) murderer
  65. 呢(ne) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context
  66. 假(jiǎ)使(shǐ) if
  67. 遇(yù)到(dào) to meet
  68. 这(zhè)种(zhǒng) this kind of
  69. 问(wèn)题(tí) question
  70. 一(yī)切(qiè) everything
  71. 可(kě)以(yǐ) can
  72. 重(zhòng) heavy
  73. 不(bù)会(huì) improbable
  74. 再(zài) again
  75. 那(nà)样(yàng) that kind
  76. 对(duì) right
  77. 倘(tǎng)若(ruò) if
  78. 分(fēn)裂(liè) to split up
  79. 则(zé) then
  80. 无(wú)所(suǒ)作(zuò)为(wéi) without any initiative or drive

Example sentences 例句

  1. 你喜欢的话就多吃点。

    Nǐ xǐhuan dehuà jiù duō chī diǎn.

    If you like it, eat a bit more.

  2. 我们弄丢了的话，怎么办？

    Wǒmen nòngdiū le dehuà, zěnmebàn?

    If we've lost it, what'll we do?

  3. 不是他们的话，那么又会是谁？

    Bú shì tāmen dehuà, nàme yòu huì shì shéi?

    If it wasn't them, then who else could it be?

  4. 要是去北京的话，一定要看一下天安门广场。

    Yàoshi qù Běijīng dehuà, yídìng yào kàn yíxià Tiān'ānménguǎngchǎng.

    If you go to Beijing, definitely have a look at Tiananmen Square.

  5. 如果不努力学习的话，就考不上大学。

    Rúguǒ bù nǔlì xuéxí dehuà, jiù kǎo bú shàng dàxué.

    If you don't study hard, you won't be able to get into university.

  6. 万一我来晚的话，请不要等我。

    Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn dehuà, qǐng búyào děng wǒ.

    If by any chance I arrive late, please don't wait for me.

  7. 假如我有一双翅膀的话，我会在蓝天飞翔。

    Jiǎrú wǒ yǒu yìshuāng chìbǎng dehuà, wǒ huì zài lántiān fēixiáng.

    If I had wings, I would fly in the blue sky.

  8. 假设李先生从来没来过这里的话，那他怎么可能是凶手呢？

    Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

    Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?

  9. 假使你遇到这种问题的话，你怎么办？

    Jiǎshǐ nǐ yùdào zhèzhǒng wèntí dehuà, nǐ zěnmebàn?

    What if you encounter this kind of problem - then what will you do?

  10. 若是一切可以重来的话，我不会再那样对他了。

    Ruò shì yíqiè kěyǐ chóng lái dehuà, wǒ búhuì zài nàyàng duì tā le.

    If I could do everything again, I wouldn't treat him like that.

  11. 倘若分裂的话，我们则无所作为。

    Tǎngruò fēnliè dehuà, wǒmen zé wúsuǒzuòwéi.

    If we are divided, we will achieve nothing.