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Chinese grammar

即使/就算/哪怕…也…

Even if …, still …

A concessive condition: the result holds even then.

In stories

  1. 就算没吃,很多人也会说“吃了”。

    为什么中国人见面总问“吃了吗”? · Why do Chinese people ask “Have you eaten?” HSK 3

  2. 唐僧说:“我们没有什么宝贝,就算有,这么远的路也带不来。”

    火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple HSK 5

  3. 就算把马喂得再胖,也只能听到一句‘好’;

    齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven HSK 5

  4. 就算你干上一百万年,也不可能把我填平。”

    精卫填海 · Jingwei fills the sea HSK 5

Read 为什么中国人见面总问“吃了吗”?

What does 即使/就算/哪怕…也… mean in Chinese?

Even if …, still …. A concessive condition: the result holds even then.

How common is 即使/就算/哪怕…也…?

It comes up in 10 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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