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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 [[Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi"|即使]] , [[Expressing "Even if…" with "napa"|哪怕]] and [[Expressing "Even if…" with "jiushi"|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.   
  
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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 [[Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi"|即使]] , [[Expressing "Even if…" with "napa"|哪怕]] and [[Expressing "Even if…" with "jiushi"|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.   
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== Basic Pattern ==
  
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==Structure==
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=== Structure ===
  
 
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就算 + [hypothetical statement] + 也 + [action].
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就算 ⋯⋯ ，也 ⋯⋯
 
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==Examples==
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=== Examples ===
  
 
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* <em>就算</em> 你 说 得 对，那 <em>也</em> 没 用。<span class="trans">Even if what you say is true, it's still not useful.</span>
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* <em>就算</em> 你 不 能 准时 到 <em>也</em> 不 要紧，我们 会 等 你。<span class="trans">Even if you can't be there on time, it's not important. We can wait for you.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 你 不想 听 ，我 <em>也</em> 要 说 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ bù xiǎng tīng, wǒ <em>yě</em> yào shuō.</span><span class="trans">Even if you don't want to listen, I still need to say it.</span>
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* <em>就算</em> 你 能 证明 枪 是 她 的，那 <em>也</em> 没法 证明 她 有罪。<span class="trans">Even if you can prove that it's her gun, you still have to prove that she's guilty.</span>
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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="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ shuō de dōu shì zhēn de, wǒmen <em>yě</em> méi bànfǎ zhèngmíng.</span><span class="trans">Even if what you say is true, we still don't have any way to prove it.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 会 失败 ，我 <em>也</em> 不 后悔 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> huì shībài, wǒ <em>yě</em> bù hòuhuǐ.</span><span class="trans">Even if I fail, I won't regret it.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 他 说 他 请客 ，我 <em>也</em> 要 买单 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> tā shuō tā qǐngkè, wǒ <em>yě</em> yāo mǎidān.</span><span class="trans">Even if he says it's his treat, I'm still going to pay.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 你 通过 了 面试 ，<em>也</em> 不一定 能 被 录用 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ tōngguò le miànshì, <em>yě</em> bù yīdìng néng bèi lùyòng.</span><span class="trans">Even if you pass the interview, you still won't necessarily be hired.</span>
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又 is often used in the last statement to further emphasize the lack of importance of the first statement.
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== Advanced Pattern with 再 ==
  
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Note that the clause used after 就算 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used:
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=== Structure ===
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就算 + 再 + Adj. ，也 ⋯⋯
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=== Examples ===
  
 
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*<em>就算</em> <strong>再</strong> 穷 ，她 <em>也</em> 不去 要饭 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> <strong>zài</strong> qióng, tā <em>yě</em> bù qù yàofàn.</span><span class="trans">She never went on the street to beg for money no matter how poor she was.</span>
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<li class="x">*现在 <em>虽然</em> 是 高峰期，但 无论如何 我 都 要 出门。</li>
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*我 已经 吃饱了 ，<em>就算</em> <strong>再</strong> 好吃 ，我 <em>也</em> 不 想 吃 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǐjīng chī bǎo le, <em>jiùsuàn</em> <strong>zài</strong> hǎochī, wǒ <em>yě</em> bù xiǎng chī le.</span><span class="trans">I'm full already. I don't want to eat anymore no matter how good the food tastes.</span>
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<li class="o">*<em>就算</em> 现在 是 高峰期，我 <em>也</em>要 出门。</li>
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*<em>就算</em> <strong>再</strong> 困难 ， 我们 <em>也</em> 要 坚持 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> <strong>zài</strong> kùnnan, wǒmen <em>yě</em> yào jiānchí.</span><span class="trans">We should carry on no matter how difficult it is.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 你 给 我 <strong>再</strong> 多 钱 ，我 <em>也</em> 不能 干 违法 的 事情 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ gěi wǒ <strong>zài</strong> duō qián, wǒ <em>yě</em> bù néng gàn wéifǎ de shìqing.</span><span class="trans">I can't do anything illegal, no matter how much you pay me.</span>
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In the first example, it currently being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 就算.
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== Colloquial Saying ==
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This is a great way to express "Even if..., so what?"
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*<em>就算</em> 他 来 了 ，<strong>又</strong> 怎么样 ？<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> tā lái le, <strong>yòu</strong> zěnmeyàng?</span><span class="trans">Even if he came, so what?</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 你 家 有钱 ，<strong>又</strong> 怎么样 ？<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ jiā yǒu qián, <strong>yòu</strong> zěnmeyàng?</span><span class="trans">Even if your family is rich, so what?</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 她 不高兴 ，<strong>又</strong> 怎么样 ？<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> tā bù gāoxìng, <strong>yòu</strong> zěnmeyàng?</span><span class="trans">Even if she is unhappy, so what?</span>
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==See also==
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== See also ==
  
 
*[[Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"]]
 
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==Sources & further reading==
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== Sources and further reading ==
  
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
 
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{{Basic Grammar|就算|B2|就算……，也……|<em>就算</em> 有 再 多 困难 ， 我们 <em>也</em> 要 坚持 到底 。|grammar point|ASGLI513}}
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{{Basic Grammar|就算|B2|就算⋯⋯ ，也⋯⋯|<em>就算</em> 再 困难 ， 我们 <em>也</em> 要 坚持 到底 。|grammar point|ASGLI513}}
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{{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi"}}
 
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{{Used for|Expressing determination}}
 
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Latest revision as of 03:15, 17 December 2020

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.

Basic Pattern

Structure

就算 ⋯⋯ ，也 ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 就算 你 不想 听 ，我 也 要 说 。Jiùsuàn nǐ bù xiǎng tīng, wǒ yě yào shuō.Even if you don't want to listen, I still need to say it.
  • 就算 你 说 的 都 是 真的 ，我们 也 没 办法 证明。Jiùsuàn nǐ shuō de dōu shì zhēn de, wǒmen yě méi bànfǎ zhèngmíng.Even if what you say is true, we still don't have any way to prove it.
  • 就算 会 失败 ，我 也 不 后悔 。Jiùsuàn huì shībài, wǒ yě bù hòuhuǐ.Even if I fail, I won't regret it.
  • 就算 他 说 他 请客 ，我 也 要 买单 。Jiùsuàn tā shuō tā qǐngkè, wǒ yě yāo mǎidān.Even if he says it's his treat, I'm still going to pay.
  • 就算 你 通过 了 面试 ，也 不一定 能 被 录用 。Jiùsuàn nǐ tōngguò le miànshì, yě bù yīdìng néng bèi lùyòng.Even if you pass the interview, you still won't necessarily be hired.

Advanced Pattern with 再

Structure

就算 + 再 + Adj. ，也 ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 就算 再 穷 ，她 也 不去 要饭 。Jiùsuàn zài qióng, tā yě bù qù yàofàn.She never went on the street to beg for money no matter how poor she was.
  • 我 已经 吃饱了 ，就算 再 好吃 ，我 也 不 想 吃 了 。Wǒ yǐjīng chī bǎo le, jiùsuàn zài hǎochī, wǒ yě bù xiǎng chī le.I'm full already. I don't want to eat anymore no matter how good the food tastes.
  • 就算 再 困难 ， 我们 也 要 坚持 。Jiùsuàn zài kùnnan, wǒmen yě yào jiānchí.We should carry on no matter how difficult it is.
  • 就算 你 给 我 再 多 钱 ，我 也 不能 干 违法 的 事情 。Jiùsuàn nǐ gěi wǒ zài duō qián, wǒ yě bù néng gàn wéifǎ de shìqing.I can't do anything illegal, no matter how much you pay me.

Colloquial Saying

This is a great way to express "Even if..., so what?"

  • 就算 他 来 了 ，又 怎么样 ？Jiùsuàn tā lái le, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if he came, so what?
  • 就算 你 家 有钱 ，又 怎么样 ？Jiùsuàn nǐ jiā yǒu qián, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if your family is rich, so what?
  • 就算 她 不高兴 ，又 怎么样 ？Jiùsuàn tā bù gāoxìng, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if she is unhappy, so what?

See also

Sources and further reading

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