若 (ruò) - if & supposing
若 · ruò
if;
supposing;
as if;
like;
seem;
you (archaic);
to choose;
to comply
ifsupposingas if
Usage highlights
ifas ifseeminglyto complycalm and composedunperturbed
Usage & contexts
Examples
- If you have time, please come (若有时间).
- He seems very happy (他若很开心).
- As if in a dream (若在梦中).
- Remain calm and unperturbed (泰然自若).
Collocations
- if(如果)
- as if(仿佛若)
- seemingly(若然)
- to comply(若从)
- calm and composed(泰然自若)
- unperturbed(神色自若)
Idioms
- Calm and composed(泰然自若)
- Unperturbed as if nothing happened(神色自若)
- As if enlightened(恍然若悟)
- To advance or retreat as circumstances dictate(进退若一)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in classical Chinese as a second-person pronoun 'you'.
- Commonly appears in Buddhist texts meaning 'as if' or 'seemingly'.
- Associated with philosophical concepts of conditionality and appearance versus reality.