假设
Old HSK 5
假设 (jiǎshè) · to suppose
假设 (jiǎshè) means “to suppose; to assume; hypothesis”. It is written with 2 characters: 假 (fake) + 设 (to build). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 假设 is built
The characters
假 jiǎ · fake
What 假 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 叚jiǎ — false
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
设 shè · to build
What 设 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
假设明天下雨，我们怎么办？Jiǎshè míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen zěnmebàn?Suppose it rains tomorrow, what do we do?
这只是一个假设。Zhè zhǐshì yī gè jiǎshè.This is just a hypothesis.
Questions about 假设
What does 假设 mean?
假设 (jiǎshè) means “to suppose; to assume; hypothesis”.
How do you pronounce 假设?
假设 is pronounced jiǎshè.
Which HSK level is 假设?
假设 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 休假xiūjiàto take a vacation
- 寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 虚假xūjiǎfalse
Learn 假设 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.