Differences between 使，若，如
Hi all,

I have read that in ancient Chinese 使 was used in order to introduce a counterfactual construction, whereas 若 and 如 were used for plain constructions. Please verify if this is the case and if the differentiation still holds in modern Chinese.

Thanks!

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Differences between 使，若，如
Hi all,

I have read that in ancient Chinese 使 was used in order to introduce a counterfactual construction, whereas 若 and 如 were used for plain constructions. Please verify if this is the case and if the differentiation still holds in modern Chinese.

Thanks!

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1使唤means: let someone to do something
2使用means：use something to do something 3假使means：if 4使者means：envoy
1倘若means：if 2门庭若市means：as if 3若干means：about  …… “若”has eleven different meanings 
1如果means：if 2如愿means:something happened as you wish 3如此means:like this .……“如” has 13 meanings 
All of them have the same meaning:if The difference is that they make up different words.They're all used by now.（都是表达的假设的意思，但他们组成的词语不同）
I hope I can help you,if you have any questions you can leave the message for me.

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使：让，令；eg.大雨使地面潮湿。
若：如果，假如；eg. 若是下雨，活动就取消。
如：像；eg.天空的白云如一只只绵羊。
Hope it helps!

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谢谢你的帮助！

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definitely,it still holds true today,but we use a little in spoken language .

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hi I am happy to answer the question. 使 若 如are still used today. 若means if. 如 means be like and for example. hope it can help you.

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