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假 meaning in English

jiǎ

fake; false

HSK 2adjective11 strokes

Meaning of 假

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎ
  1. fake
  2. false
  3. artificial
  4. to borrow
  5. if
  6. suppose
jiǎ
  1. to borrow (variant of 假[jia3])
jià
  1. vacation
gēi
  1. used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]

How to use 假

As jiǎ it means fake or false, as in 假的 (jiǎ de) "it's fake," and it also appears in 假如 (jiǎrú) "if." As jià it means time off, seen in 放假 (fàngjià), 请假 (qǐngjià) and 暑假 (shǔjià). Example: 这个包是假的。(Zhège bāo shì jiǎ de.) This bag is fake.

假 has the person radical 亻 on the left, so picture a person putting on a disguise to look like someone else. A person pretending is fake, which is the core meaning jiǎ.

Common mistake: Learners often read every 假 as jiǎ, but in vacation words like 假期 (jiàqī) and 放假 (fàngjià) it is fourth tone jià. Also do not confuse it with 暇 (xiá, free time), which has 日 on the left instead of 亻.

假 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

跟gēn很hěn多duō人rén一yī样yàng, 他tā喜xǐ欢huān假jià期qī。
In common with many people he likes holidays.
我wǒ的de假jià期qī一yī下xià就jiù过guò完wán了le。
My vacation went by quickly.
我wǒ们men假jiǎ定dìng那nà件jiàn事shì会huì发fā生shēng。
Let's assume that'll happen.
他tā的de故gù事shì不bù可kě能néng是shì假jiǎ的de。
His story can't be false.
我wǒ想xiǎng让ràng你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ向xiàng老lǎo师shī请qǐng个gè假jiǎ。
I'd like to get you to help me ask the teacher for time off.

Stroke order for each character

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假 jiǎ · fake · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 假.

放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
请假qǐngjiàto request leave of absence
假期jiàqīholiday period; vacation
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
假如jiǎrúif
暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
假日jiàrìa holiday; a day off
长假chángjiàlong vacation
节假日jiéjiàrìpublic holiday
假装jiǎzhuāngto feign; to pretend
假设jiǎshèto suppose; to presume

Questions about 假

What does 假 mean?

假 (jiǎ) means "fake; false" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 假?

假 is made of 1 character: 假 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 假 an HSK word?

Yes. 假 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I know whether 假 is jiǎ or jià?

If the word is about holidays or leave, such as 假期, 请假 or 暑假, read it jià. If it means fake, false or if, such as 假的 or 假如, read it jiǎ.

What is the opposite of 假 meaning fake?

The opposite is 真 (zhēn), meaning real or true. You often hear them together, as in 真的还是假的？(Zhēn de háishì jiǎ de?) Is it real or fake?

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