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Expressing Condition with “jíshǐ”

即使……也……

jíshǐ...yě...

How it works

即使……也…… (jíshǐ...yě...) means “even if... still...” It introduces a hypothetical condition, but emphasizes that the result in the second clause remains unchanged.

This pattern expresses concession: even under difficult, unlikely, or unfavorable conditions, the main result still stands.

Example sentences

即使结果最后并不理想,我们也不能因此否定整个过程中的努力和价值。

Jíshǐ jiéguǒ zuìhòu bìng bù lǐxiǎng, wǒmen yě bù néng yīncǐ fǒudìng zhěng ge guòchéng zhōng de nǔlì hé jiàzhí.

Even if the final result is not ideal, we still cannot deny the effort and value contained in the entire process because of that.

即使别人暂时无法理解,你也不应该轻易怀疑自己一直坚持的方向。

Jíshǐ biérén zànshí wúfǎ lǐjiě, nǐ yě bù yīnggāi qīngyì huáiyí zìjǐ yìzhí jiānchí de fāngxiàng.

Even if others do not understand for the moment, you should not readily doubt the direction you have consistently pursued.

即使面对再大的压力,他也始终没有失去最基本的判断力。

Jíshǐ miànduì zài dà de yālì, tā yě shǐzhōng méiyǒu shīqù zuì jīběn de pànduànlì.

Even when facing enormous pressure, he still never lost his most basic judgment.

Key point

This pattern emphasizes that the result remains valid despite the condition.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF p. 342.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

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