假 jià
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 叚 false
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
假设
jiǎshè
to suppose; hypothesis
Characters in this word
设 shè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们先假设数据是准确的，再讨论结论是否合理。 Wǒmen xiān jiǎshè shùjù shì zhǔnquè de, zài tǎolùn jiélùn shìfǒu hélǐ. Let us first suppose the data is accurate, and then discuss whether the conclusion is reasonable.
- 假设明天下雨，我们就把活动改到室内。 Jiǎshè míngtiān xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù bǎ huódòng gǎi dào shìnèi. Suppose it rains tomorrow, then we will move the event indoors.
- 这只是一个假设，还需要更多证据来证明。 Zhè zhǐshì yí gè jiǎshè, hái xūyào gèng duō zhèngjù lái zhèngmíng. This is only a hypothesis, and more evidence is needed to prove it.
Related words
- 放假 fàngjià to have a holiday
- 请假 qǐngjià to ask for leave
- 假 jiǎ fake; false
- 假期 jiàqī vacation; holiday break
- 休假 xiūjià to be on vacation
- 寒假 hánjià winter vacation
- 假如 jiǎrú if
- 暑假 shǔjià summer vacation
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 假定 jiǎdìng to assume; to suppose
- 假冒 jiǎmào to counterfeit; to impersonate
- 假使 jiǎshǐ if; suppose