假如…就…
if; supposing (a little more formal than 如果)
Structure
假如 条件 （的话） ， 主语 就 结果
What it means
“If, supposing”: sets up a condition and its result. A slightly more written 如果, suited to plans, reasoning and imagined cases.
How it is built
假如 + condition (+ 的话)，subject + 就 + result: 假如明天下雨，运动会就改到下周 (if it rains tomorrow, sports day moves to next week). 那么 can open the result instead: 假如…，那么….
When to use it
Good for plans, arguments and what-ifs: 假如我是你 (if I were you). A little more formal than 如果; in speech you can close the condition with 的话.
Watch out
就 is an adverb, so it follows the subject of the second clause: ✗ 假如下雨，就我们不去。 ✓ 假如下雨，我们就不去。
Examples
假如明天下雨，运动会就改到下周举行。
If it rains tomorrow, the sports day will be moved to next week.
假如我是你，我就不会接受这份工作。
If I were you, I wouldn’t take this job.
假如每辆车每天能被骑好几次，成本就能很快收回来。
If every bike is ridden several times a day, it will soon pay for itself.
Learn this in Lesson 16 · HSK 5: 共享单车的兴衰 (The rise and fall of the shared bike)
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