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*<em>就算</em> 你 不想 听 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 要 说 。<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 不想 听 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 要 说 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ bùxiǎng tīng, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> yào shuō.</span><span class="trans">Even if you don't want to listen, I still need to say it.</span>
*<em>就算</em> 你 说 的 都 是 真的 ,我们 <strong>也</strong> 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>
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*<em>就算</em> 你 说 的 都 是 真的 ,我们 <strong>也</strong> 没 办法 证明。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ shuō de dōu shì zhēn de, wǒmen <strong>yě</strong> 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>
*<em>就算</em> 会 失败 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 不 后悔 。<span class="trans">Even if I fail, I won't regret.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 会 失败 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 不 后悔 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> huì shībài, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> bù hòuhuǐ.</span><span class="trans">Even if I fail, I won't regret.</span>
*<em>就算</em> 他 说 他 请客 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 要 买单 。<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> 他 说 他 请客 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 要 买单 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> tā shuō tā qǐngkè, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> yāo mǎidān.</span><span class="trans">Even if he says it's his treat, I'm still going to pay.</span>
*<em>就算</em> 你 通过 了 面试 ,<strong>也</strong> 不一定 能 被 录用 。<span class="trans">Even if you pass the interview, it can't be certain that you are going to be hired.</span>
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*<em>就算</em> 你 通过 了 面试 ,<strong>也</strong> 不一定 能 被 录用 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiùsuàn</em> nǐ tōngguò le miànshì,<strong>yě</strong> bù yīdìng néng bèi lùyòng.</span><span class="trans">Even if you pass the interview, it can't be certain that you are going to be hired.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 23:41, 23 June 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 要 说 。Jiùsuàn nǐ bùxiǎng tīng, wǒ 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 没 办法 证明。Jiùsuàn nǐ shuō de dōu shì zhēn de, wǒmen 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 不 后悔 。Jiùsuàn huì shībài, wǒ bù hòuhuǐ.Even if I fail, I won't regret.
  • 就算 他 说 他 请客 ,我 要 买单 。Jiùsuàn tā shuō tā qǐngkè, wǒ yāo mǎidān.Even if he says it's his treat, I'm still going to pay.
  • 就算 你 通过 了 面试 , 不一定 能 被 录用 。Jiùsuàn nǐ tōngguò le miànshì, bù yīdìng néng bèi lùyòng.Even if you pass the interview, it can't be certain that you are going to be hired.

Advanced Pattern

Structure

就算 + 再 + Adj. ,也 ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 就算 穷 ,她 不去 要饭 。She never went on the street to beg for money no matter how poor she was.
  • 我 已经 吃饱了 ,就算 好吃 ,我 不 想 吃 了 。I'm full already. I don't want to eat anymore no matter how good the food taste.
  • 就算 困难 , 我们 要 坚持 。We should carry on no matter how difficult it is.
  • 就算 你 给 我 多 钱 ,我 不能 干 违法 的 事情 。I can't do illegal things no matter how much you pay me.

Colloquial Saying

就算⋯⋯又怎么样?Even if..., so what?

A few examples:

  • 就算 他 来 了 , 怎么样 ?Even if he came, so what?
  • 就算 你 家 有钱 , 怎么样 ?Even if your family is rich, so what?
  • 就算 她 不高兴 , 怎么样 ?Even if she is unhappy, so so what?

See also

Sources and further reading

HSK5