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假

jiǎ / jià

假jiǎ

1. adjective false; fake

   这条消息是假的，别信。

   Zhè tiáo xiāoxi shì jiǎ de, bié xìn.

   This news is fake — don't believe it.

2. verb to borrow (literary)

   成语"狐假虎威"里的"假"是"借"的意思。

   Chéngyǔ "hú jiǎ hǔ wēi" lǐ de "jiǎ" shì "jiè" de yìsi.

   In the idiom "the fox borrows the tiger's might," 假 means "to borrow."

3. correlative conjunction if; supposing (假使)

   假如明天下雨，活动就改期举行。

   Jiǎrú míngtiān xiàyǔ, huódòng jiù gǎiqī jǔxíng.

   Should it rain tomorrow, the event will be rescheduled.

假jià

1. noun holiday; leave

   他向公司请了三天假。

   Tā xiàng gōngsī qǐng le sān tiān jià.

   He asked the company for three days off.

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