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Composed of the standing person radical 亻 and the phonetic-semantic component 叚, 假 originally meant "to borrow" or "obtain temporarily". This sense of non-permanent possession later extended to denote something artificial, fake, or false (jiǎ). The concept of a temporary respite from duties also gave rise to the pronunciation jià, meaning a holiday or leave of absence.
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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。