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| − | * <em>哪怕</em> | + | * <em>哪怕</em> 要 花 一百万，<em>也</em> 要 把 你 的 病 治好。<span class="trans">Even if it's gonna cost one million bucks for you to be cured,we are still doing it.</span> |
| − | * | + | * <em>哪怕</em> 就 陪 孩子 玩 一小会儿 ，她<em>也</em> 会 很 开心的。<span class="trans"It would cheer her up even if you spend only a few minutes with them.</span> |
| − | * <em>哪怕</em> | + | * <em>哪怕</em> 你 打扮 得 跟 电影 明星 一样，他 <em>也</em> 不 会 看 你 一眼！<span class="trans">Even if you dress up like a movie star,he wouldn't take a damn look at you!</span> |
| + | * <em>哪怕</em> 你 要 送 我 一 辆 宝马，我<em>也</em> 不 要 嫁 给 你！<span class="trans">I‘m not gonna marry you even if you're gonna give me a B.M.W. </span> | ||
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哪怕 is often followed by 再 to give further emphasis to the severity of situation the speaker is disregarding. | 哪怕 is often followed by 再 to give further emphasis to the severity of situation the speaker is disregarding. | ||
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哪怕 (nǎpà) means "even if", and has a slightly stronger tone than 即使 or 就算. It is therefore often used to disregard hypothetical statements of a more serious nature. It is also used in conjunction with 也.
Structure
哪怕 + hypothetical statement + 也 + action.
Examples
- 哪怕 要 花 一百万，也 要 把 你 的 病 治好。Even if it's gonna cost one million bucks for you to be cured,we are still doing it.
- 哪怕 就 陪 孩子 玩 一小会儿 ，她也 会 很 开心的。<span class="trans"It would cheer her up even if you spend only a few minutes with them.
- 哪怕 你 打扮 得 跟 电影 明星 一样，他 也 不 会 看 你 一眼！Even if you dress up like a movie star,he wouldn't take a damn look at you!
- 哪怕 你 要 送 我 一 辆 宝马，我也 不 要 嫁 给 你！I‘m not gonna marry you even if you're gonna give me a B.M.W.
哪怕 is often followed by 再 to give further emphasis to the severity of situation the speaker is disregarding.
Note that the clause used after 哪怕 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used：
- 现在 虽然 是 高峰期，但 我 无论如何 都 要 出去
- 哪怕 现在 是 高峰期，我 也要 出去
In the first sentence, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 哪怕.
See also
- Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
- Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
- Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
