即使jí shǐeven if; even though

1. 1.

   even if; even thoughconjunction

• 即even if
• 使not compositional here

即使 can open a concession, and the next clause can use 也 or 还是 for what still happens.

1. HSK 1

   即使下雨，我也去学校。

   Jíshǐ xiàyǔ, wǒ yě qù xuéxiào.

   Even if it rains, I still go to school.

2. HSK 1

   即使很晚，我妹妹也在学习。

   Jíshǐ hěn wǎn, wǒ mèimei yě zài xuéxí.

   Even though it is very late, my younger sister is still studying.

3. HSK 3

   即使工作很难，我还是要做。

   Jíshǐ gōngzuò hěn nán, wǒ háishi yào zuò.

   Even if the work is difficult, I still want to do it.

4. HSK 2

   即使我很累，我也要走。

   Jíshǐ wǒ hěn lèi, wǒ yě yào zǒu.

   Even though I am very tired, I still want to leave.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   现在下雨了。即使下雨，你也去学校吗？

   Xiànzài xiàyǔ le. Jíshǐ xiàyǔ, nǐ yě qù xuéxiào ma?

   It is raining now. Even if it rains, are you still going to school?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我去。即使雨很大，今天的课也很重要。

   Wǒ qù. Jíshǐ yǔ hěn dà, jīntiān de kè yě hěn zhòngyào.

   I am going. Even if the rain is very heavy, today's class is still important.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你现在很累。即使很累，你也去吗？

   Nǐ xiànzài hěn lèi. Jíshǐ hěn lèi, nǐ yě qù ma?

   You are very tired now. Even if you are very tired, are you still going?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   学校离这里不远。即使我很累，我也去。

   Xuéxiào lí zhèlǐ bù yuǎn. Jíshǐ wǒ hěn lèi, wǒ yě qù.

   The school is not far from here. Even though I am very tired, I am still going.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: ___下雨，我也去学校。(Even if it rains, I still go to school.)

   A即使B因为C所以
2. 2.Which sentence means "Even though I am very tired, I still want to leave"?

   A即使我很累，我也要走。B我很累，所以我要走。C我不累，我要走。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: ___工作很难，我还是要做。(Even if the work is difficult, I still want to do it.)

   A即使B到处C遇到

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Related words

• 还是hái shior (in questions; offering a choice)HSK 2
• 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) eitherHSK 1
• 但是dàn shìbut; howeverHSK 2
• 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event thatHSK 3
• 虽然suī ránalthough; even thoughHSK 2
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1

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