Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
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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.
- 你 哪怕就 陪 孩子 玩 一小会儿 ，她也 会 很 开心 的。It would cheer her up even if you spend only a few minutes with them.
- 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 你 打扮 得 像 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 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"
