Expressing “Even so” with “jíbiàn rúcǐ”

这项工作确实比想象中复杂得多，即便如此，也不能成为我们放弃继续推进的理由。

Zhè xiàng gōngzuò quèshí bǐ xiǎngxiàng zhōng fùzá de duō, jíbiàn rúcǐ, yě bù néng chéngwéi wǒmen fàngqì jìxù tuījìn de lǐyóu.

This task is indeed much more complicated than imagined. Even so, that still cannot become a reason for us to give up continuing to push it forward.

他已经做出了相当大的让步，即便如此，对方似乎仍然没有表现出足够的诚意。

Tā yǐjīng zuò chū le xiāngdāng dà de ràngbù, jíbiàn rúcǐ, duìfāng sìhū réngrán méiyǒu biǎoxiàn chū zúgòu de chéngyì.

He has already made quite a large concession. Even so, the other side still does not seem to have shown enough sincerity.

很多人都明白这个决定短期内会带来不便，即便如此，多数人仍然认为它是必要的。

Hěn duō rén dōu míngbai zhège juédìng duǎnqī nèi huì dàilái bùbiàn, jíbiàn rúcǐ, duōshù rén réngrán rènwéi tā shì bìyào de.

Many people understand that this decision will bring inconvenience in the short term. Even so, most still believe it is necessary.