即使 jíshǐ even if
even if; even though
怎么记住“即使”: 即 promptly + 使 use = even if.
汉字
用法
- 'Even if / even though' - introduces a hypothetical concession, second clause usually has 也 - 即使下雨，我也要去 (jíshǐ xiàyǔ, wǒ yě yào qù) even if it rains, I'll still go.
- Contrast 虽然 (suīrán, 'although', for real facts): 即使 leans hypothetical or extreme, 'even supposing'.
- Near-synonym 就算 (jiùsuàn) is the more colloquial version; 即使 is more written.
例句
- 即使失败了也没关系。 Jíshǐ shībàile yě méiguānxi.It doesn't matter even if you fail.
- 即使我知道答案，我也不会告诉你。 Jíshǐ wǒ zhīdào dáàn, wǒ yě búhuì gàosù nǐ.Even if I knew the answer, I wouldn't tell you.
- 他们分房睡，即使他们已经结婚了。 Tāmen fēnfáng shuì, jíshǐ tāmen yǐjīng jiéhūn le.They sleep in separate bedrooms even though they're married.