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一旦

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Traditional 一旦 Simplified 一旦

Pinyin yi1 dan4

English in case ( sth happens ) ; if ; once ( sth happens , then ...) ; when ; in a short time ; in one day

三人行，則必有我師

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Traditional 三人行，則必有我師 Simplified 三人行，则必有我师

Pinyin san1 ren2 xing2 , ze2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1

English If three walk together , one of them can teach me sth ( Confucius )

不然

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Traditional 不然 Simplified 不然

Pinyin bu4 ran2

English not so ; no ; or else ; otherwise ; if not

不知者不罪

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Traditional 不知者不罪 Simplified 不知者不罪

Pinyin bu4 zhi1 zhe3 bu4 zui4

English One who does not know is not guilty ; If one does not know any better , one cannot be held responsible

但願

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Traditional 但願 Simplified 但愿

Pinyin dan4 yuan4

English if only ( sth were possible ) ; I wish ( that )

但願如此

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Traditional 但願如此 Simplified 但愿如此

Pinyin dan4 yuan4 ru2 ci3

English if only it were so ; I hope so ( idiom )

便是

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Traditional 便是 Simplified 便是

Pinyin bian4 shi4

English ( emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated ) ; precisely ; exactly ; even ; if ; just like ; in the same way as

倘

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Traditional 倘 Simplified 倘

Pinyin tang3

English if ; supposing ; in case

倘或

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Traditional 倘或 Simplified 倘或

Pinyin tang3 huo4

English if ; supposing that

倘能如此

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Traditional 倘能如此 Simplified 倘能如此

Pinyin tang3 neng2 ru2 ci3

English if it is possible ( idiom )

倘若

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Traditional 倘若 Simplified 倘若

Pinyin tang3 ruo4

English provided that ; supposing that ; if

假

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Traditional 假 Simplified 假

Pinyin jia3

English fake ; false ; artificial ; to borrow ; if ; suppose

假令

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Traditional 假令 Simplified 假令

Pinyin jia3 ling4

English if ; supposing that ; acting county magistrate

假使

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Traditional 假使 Simplified 假使

Pinyin jia3 shi3

English if ; in case ; suppose ; given ...

假假若是

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Traditional 假假若是 Simplified 假假若是

Pinyin jia3 jia4 ruo4 shi4

English if ; supposing that ...

假如

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Traditional 假如 Simplified 假如

Pinyin jia3 ru2

English if

假而

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Traditional 假而 Simplified 假而

Pinyin jia3 er2

English if

假若

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Traditional 假若 Simplified 假若

Pinyin jia3 ruo4

English if ; supposing ; in case

儻

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Traditional 儻 Simplified 傥

Pinyin tang3

English if ; unexpectedly

兩虎相爭，必有一傷

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Traditional 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 Simplified 两虎相争，必有一伤

Pinyin liang3 hu3 xiang1 zheng1 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1

English if two tigers fight , one must get injured ( idiom ); if you start a war , someone is bound to get hurt

再不

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Traditional 再不 Simplified 再不

Pinyin zai4 bu4

English if not , then ; otherwise

勢成騎虎

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Traditional 勢成騎虎 Simplified 势成骑虎

Pinyin shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3

English if you ride a tiger , it's hard to get off ( idiom ); fig . impossible to stop halfway

勤則不匱

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Traditional 勤則不匱 Simplified 勤则不匮

Pinyin qin2 ze2 bu4 kui4

English If one is industrious , one will not be in want . ( idiom )

只要

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Traditional 只要 Simplified 只要

Pinyin zhi3 yao4

English if only ; so long as

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針

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Traditional 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 Simplified 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

Pinyin zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1

English 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

否則

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Traditional 否則 Simplified 否则

Pinyin fou3 ze2

English if not ; otherwise ; else ; or else

大不了

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Traditional 大不了 Simplified 大不了

Pinyin da4 bu4 liao3

English at worst ; if worst comes to worst ; serious ; alarming

如果

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Traditional 如果 Simplified 如果

Pinyin ru2 guo3

English if ; in case ; in the event that

如若

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Traditional 如若 Simplified 如若

Pinyin ru2 ruo4

English if

嫁雞隨雞

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Traditional 嫁雞隨雞 Simplified 嫁鸡随鸡

Pinyin jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1

English 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 .

家和萬事興

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Traditional 家和萬事興 Simplified 家和万事兴

Pinyin jia1 he2 wan4 shi4 xing1

English if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper ( idiom )

對不起

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Traditional 對不起 Simplified 对不起

Pinyin dui4 bu5 qi3

English unworthy ; to let down ; I'm sorry ; excuse me ; pardon me ; if you please ; sorry? ( please repeat )

小洞不堵，大洞難補

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Traditional 小洞不堵，大洞難補 Simplified 小洞不堵，大洞难补

Pinyin xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 , da4 dong4 nan2 bu3

English If you don't plug the small hole , the big hole will be hard to repair ( 俗语 common saying ). A stitch in time saves nine .

少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲

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Traditional 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 Simplified 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

Pinyin shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 , lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1

English if you are lazy in your prime , you'll be sorry in your old age

就是

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Traditional 就是 Simplified 就是

Pinyin jiu4 shi4

English ( emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated ) ; precisely ; exactly ; even ; if ; just like ; in the same way as

庶幾

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Traditional 庶幾 Simplified 庶几

Pinyin shu4 ji1

English similar ; almost ; if only ; maybe

慾加之罪，何患無詞

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Traditional 慾加之罪，何患無詞 Simplified 欲加之罪，何患无词

Pinyin yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2

English 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 . ; also written 慾加之罪 , 何患無辭 | 欲加之罪 , 何患无辞

慾加之罪，何患無辭

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Traditional 慾加之罪，何患無辭 Simplified 欲加之罪，何患无辞

Pinyin yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2

English 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 .

既來之，則安之

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Traditional 既來之，則安之 Simplified 既来之，则安之

Pinyin ji4 lai2 zhi1 , ze2 an1 zhi1

English 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

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Traditional 早知 Simplified 早知

Pinyin zao3 zhi1

English foresight ; foreknowledge ; if one had known earlier ,...

早知今日何必當初

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Traditional 早知今日何必當初 Simplified 早知今日何必当初

Pinyin zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he4 bi4 dang1 chu1

English 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 behaviour

早知道

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Traditional 早知道 Simplified 早知道

Pinyin zao3 zhi1 dao5

English If I had known earlier ...

是否

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Traditional 是否 Simplified 是否

Pinyin shi4 fou3

English whether ( or not ) ; if ; is or isn't

有情人終成眷屬

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Traditional 有情人終成眷屬 Simplified 有情人终成眷属

Pinyin you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3

English If there are lovers , love will find find a way to come together . ( idiom )

果真

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Traditional 果真 Simplified 果真

Pinyin guo3 zhen1

English really ; as expected ; sure enough ; if indeed ... ; if it's really ...

果若

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Traditional 果若 Simplified 果若

Pinyin guo3 ruo4

English if

樹大招風

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Traditional 樹大招風 Simplified 树大招风

Pinyin shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1

English lit . a tall tree attracts the wind ( idiom ); a famous person attract criticism ; If you're rich or famous , people will envy you .

正是

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Traditional 正是 Simplified 正是

Pinyin zheng4 shi4

English ( emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated ) ; precisely ; exactly ; even ; if ; just like ; in the same way as

的話

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Traditional 的話 Simplified 的话

Pinyin de5 hua4

English if ( coming after the conditional clause )

盂方水方

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Traditional 盂方水方 Simplified 盂方水方

Pinyin yu2 fang1 shui3 fang1

English If the basin is square , the water in it will also be square . ( idiom )

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