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title: "即使/就算/哪怕…也… in Chinese Grammar: Even if …, still …, With Examples"
description: "即使/就算/哪怕…也…: even if …, still …. A concessive condition: the result holds even then. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 即使/就算/哪怕…也…

Even if …, still …

A concessive condition: the result holds even then.

## In stories

**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?”](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-people-ask-have-you-eaten#library-word-159-170) HSK 3

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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/fire-at-guanyin-temple-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-13#library-word-220-233) HSK 5

**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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/great-sage-equal-to-heaven-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-6#library-word-177-193) HSK 5

**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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jingwei-fills-the-sea#library-word-419-437) HSK 5

[Read 为什么中国人见面总问“吃了吗”？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-people-ask-have-you-eaten#library-word-159-170)

## More patterns

- [连…都/也… even …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/lian-dou)
- [再也 + 不/没 never again; not any more](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zaiye-bu)
- [一…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-jiu)
- [一…，…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-comma-jiu)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [谁 + 也/都 + (V不C) no one / nothing: …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shei-ye-neg-v)

## 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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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.