Expressing Condition with “zòngrán”
纵然……也……
How it works
纵然……也…… (zòngrán...yě...) also means “even if... still...” Like 即使 (jíshǐ), it expresses concession.
However, 纵然 (zòngrán) is more literary, more formal, and often appears in written Chinese, reflective prose, and elevated speech.
Example sentences
纵然前路并不明朗,我们也不能因此停止继续往前走。
Even if the road ahead is not clear, we still cannot stop moving forward because of that.
一个人纵然再有才华,若不愿意脚踏实地,也很难真正有所成就。
Even if a person is highly talented, if he is unwilling to stay grounded, it is still difficult for him to achieve anything truly substantial.
纵然这次尝试最终失败了,它也不意味着之前所有努力都没有意义。
Even if this attempt ultimately fails, it still does not mean that all the previous effort was meaningless.
Key point
纵然 (zòngrán) is stylistically more formal than 即使 (jíshǐ) and is especially suitable for advanced writing.