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− | ==Structure== | + | 即使⋯⋯也⋯⋯ (jíshǐ... yě...) means "even if...still...." In this construction, the first clause (after 即使) is a supposition, which is then struck down as impossible by the second clause (after 也) of the statement. |
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+ | == Structure == | ||
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
− | 即使 | + | 即使 ⋯⋯ ,也 ⋯⋯ |
</div> | </div> | ||
− | ==Examples== | + | == Examples == |
<div class="liju"> | <div class="liju"> | ||
− | * <em>即使</em> | + | *<em>即使</em> 你 不 想 让 我 去 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 要 去。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> nǐ bù xiǎng ràng wǒ qù, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> yào qù.</span><span class="trans">Even if you don't want me to go, I still have to go.</span> |
− | * 你 <em>即使</em> | + | *<em>即使</em> 冬天 很 冷,我 <strong>也</strong> 不 担心。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> dōngtiān hěn lěng, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> bù dānxīn.</span><span class="trans">Even if it is cold in winter, I will not worry.</span> |
− | * | + | *<em>即使</em> 他 没钱 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 要 嫁给 他 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> tā méi qián, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> yào jià gěi tā.</span><span class="trans">Even if he doesn't have money, I'm still going to marry him.</span> |
+ | *<em>即使</em> 你 很 有钱 ,<strong>也</strong> 买不到 幸福 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> nǐ hěn yǒu qián, <strong>yě</strong> mǎi bù dào xìngfú.</span><span class="trans">Even if you were very rich, you can't buy happiness.</span> | ||
+ | *<em>即使</em> 你 没胃口 ,<strong>也</strong> 要 吃 一点 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> nǐ méi wèikǒu, <strong>yě</strong> yào chī yīdiǎn.</span><span class="trans">Even if you don't have the appetite, you still need to eat something.</span> | ||
+ | *<em>即使</em> 你 对 这 门 课 不太 感兴趣 ,<strong>也</strong> 要 学 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> nǐ duì zhè mén kè bù tài gǎn xìngqù, <strong>yě</strong> yào xué.</span><span class="trans">Even if you are not so interested in this subject, you still need to study it.</span> | ||
+ | *<em>即使</em> 她 整容 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 能 认出 她 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> tā zhěngróng, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> néng rèn chū tā.</span><span class="trans">Even if she had plastic surgery, I could still recognize her.</span> | ||
+ | *<em>即使</em> 他们 要 赔偿 我们 ,我们 <strong>也</strong> 要 把 事情 公开。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jíshǐ</em> tāmen yào péicháng wǒmen, wǒmen <strong>yě</strong> yào bǎ shìqíng gōngkāi.</span><span class="trans">Even if they want to make compensation, we're still going to make this public.</span> | ||
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− | <li class="o">现在 <em>虽然</em> | + | <li class="o">现在 <em>虽然</em> 很 忙 ,我们 <strong>也</strong> 抽时间 陪 孩子 。<span class="pinyin">Xiànzài <em>suīrán</em> hěn máng, wǒmen <strong>yě</strong> chōu shíjiān péi háizi.</span><span class="trans">Although it's busy now, we still take time to accompany the children.</span></li> |
− | <li class="x">现在 <em>即使</em> | + | <li class="x">现在 <em>即使</em> 很 忙 ,我们 <strong>也</strong> 抽时间 陪 孩子 。</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
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In the sentence above, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 即使. | In the sentence above, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 即使. | ||
− | ==See also== | + | == See also == |
− | *[[Expressing " | + | *[[Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"]] |
− | *[[Expressing " | + | *[[Expressing "even if…" with "napa"]] |
− | *[[Expressing " | + | *[[Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"]] |
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
− | + | {{Source|HSK Standard Course 4上|9}} | |
− | + | {{Source|Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) |261-3}} | |
− | + | {{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)|63}} | |
+ | {{Source|现代汉语八百词(增订本)|289}} | ||
+ | {{Source|40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册)|445}} | ||
[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
− | {{Basic Grammar|即使|B2| | + | {{HSK|HSK4}} |
+ | {{Basic Grammar|即使|B2|即使⋯⋯,也⋯⋯|<em>即使</em> 你 没胃口 , <em>也</em> 要 吃 一点 。|grammar point|ASGBUXN7}} | ||
+ | {{Rel char|也}} | ||
{{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "jiusuan"}} | {{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "jiusuan"}} | ||
{{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "napa"}} | {{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "napa"}} | ||
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{{Similar|"Since" and "jiran"}} | {{Similar|"Since" and "jiran"}} | ||
{{Structure|"Even If" Statements}} | {{Structure|"Even If" Statements}} | ||
+ | {{Used for|Indicating conditions}} | ||
{{Used for|Expressing determination}} | {{Used for|Expressing determination}} | ||
+ | {{Translation|even if}} |
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即使⋯⋯也⋯⋯ (jíshǐ... yě...) means "even if...still...." In this construction, the first clause (after 即使) is a supposition, which is then struck down as impossible by the second clause (after 也) of the statement.
Structure
即使 ⋯⋯ ,也 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 即使 你 不 想 让 我 去 ,我 也 要 去。Even if you don't want me to go, I still have to go.
- 即使 冬天 很 冷,我 也 不 担心。Even if it is cold in winter, I will not worry.
- 即使 他 没钱 ,我 也 要 嫁给 他 。Even if he doesn't have money, I'm still going to marry him.
- 即使 你 很 有钱 ,也 买不到 幸福 。Even if you were very rich, you can't buy happiness.
- 即使 你 没胃口 ,也 要 吃 一点 。Even if you don't have the appetite, you still need to eat something.
- 即使 你 对 这 门 课 不太 感兴趣 ,也 要 学 。Even if you are not so interested in this subject, you still need to study it.
- 即使 她 整容 ,我 也 能 认出 她 。Even if she had plastic surgery, I could still recognize her.
- 即使 他们 要 赔偿 我们 ,我们 也 要 把 事情 公开。Even if they want to make compensation, we're still going to make this public.
Note that the clause used after 即使 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used.
- 现在 虽然 很 忙 ,我们 也 抽时间 陪 孩子 。Although it's busy now, we still take time to accompany the children.
- 现在 即使 很 忙 ,我们 也 抽时间 陪 孩子 。
In the sentence above, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 即使.
See also
- Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
- Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
- Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 9) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 261-3) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 63) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词(增订本) (pp. 289) [ →buy]
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册) (pp. 445) [ →buy]