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The character 假, structurally composed of the person radical 亻 and the component 叚, originally denoted the act of borrowing or lending in early Chinese usage. Its semantic field gradually expanded to encompass concepts of falsity and artificiality, a development likely influenced by the notion of something borrowed or not authentic. The component 叚 provides phonetic guidance and contributes the foundational idea of borrowing. In contemporary language, 假 most commonly carries the meaning of false, as seen in 虚假, while its earlier sense is preserved in classical expressions and in the compound 假期, where it refers to a granted period of leave.
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这是一个假苹果。
他请假去旅行。
她假装很开心。
暑假我们去了海边。
假设明天不下雨，我们就去公园。
这条新闻是虚假的。
他利用假期学习新技能。
尽管那是假钻石，但看起来非常逼真。