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假设
jiǎshè
Main
English Definitionto suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
Simplified Script假设
Traditional Script假設
Pinyinjiǎshè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gaa2cit3
Part of Speech(连) conjunction
Proficiency Test LevelHSK=6
Word Decomposition
假 jiǎfake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
设 shèto set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display

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Words With Same Head Word    
假如jiǎrúif
假使jiǎshǐif; in case; suppose; given ...
假若jiǎruòif; supposing; in case
假装jiǎzhuāngto feign; to pretend
假冒jiǎmàoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
Words With Same Tail Word    
建设jiànshèto build; to construct; construction; constructive
开设kāishèto offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
增设zēngshèto add to existing facilities or services
铺设pūshèto lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable); to construct (road, concrete slab)
公设gōngshè(logic) a postulate
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