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*<em>就算</em> 你 说 的 都 是 真的，我们 <em>也</em> 没 办法 证明。<span class="trans">Even if what you say is true, we still don't have any way to prove it.</span> | *<em>就算</em> 你 说 的 都 是 真的，我们 <em>也</em> 没 办法 证明。<span class="trans">Even if what you say is true, we still don't have any way to prove it.</span> | ||
*<em>就算</em> 员工 会 抱怨，公司<em>也</em> 要 实行 这个 新 政策。<span class="trans">Even if the staff would complaint about it, the company are still going to carry out the new policy.</span> | *<em>就算</em> 员工 会 抱怨，公司<em>也</em> 要 实行 这个 新 政策。<span class="trans">Even if the staff would complaint about it, the company are still going to carry out the new policy.</span> | ||
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就算 (jiùsuàn) is an informal way of saying "even if," and is used to introduce a hypothetical statement. However, unlike 即使 , 哪怕 and 就是, 就算 has more of a feeling that the speaker doesn't believe that the hypothetical statement is reasonable or has much chance of being realized.
Structure
就算 ⋯⋯ ，也 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 就算你 通过 了 面试，也 不一定 能 被 录用。Even if you pass the interview, we can't say you are definitely going to be hired.
- 就算 你 说 的 都 是 真的，我们 也 没 办法 证明。Even if what you say is true, we still don't have any way to prove it.
- 就算 员工 会 抱怨，公司也 要 实行 这个 新 政策。Even if the staff would complaint about it, the company are still going to carry out the new policy.
See also
- Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
- Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
- Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
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