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Expressing "even if…" with 就算 ("jiu4suan4")

就算 jiùsuàn

Grammar
HSK 4

Structure

就算 ⋯⋯ ，也 ⋯⋯ 就算 + 再 + Adj. ，也 ⋯⋯

Translations

  • even if

Definition

就算表示让步假设，相当于“即使”，用于提出一种假设情况，后面通常跟着一个结果或结论，强调即使在那种情况下，结果也不变。

'就算' (jiùsuàn) means 'even if', used to introduce a hypothetical concession, followed by a result or conclusion that remains unchanged regardless of that condition.

Usage

常用于口语和书面语，引导一个让步状语从句，主句表达与假设情况相反或不受影响的结果。结构为：就算 + 假设情况，主句。

Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese, it introduces a concession clause. The structure is: 就算 + hypothetical situation, main clause.

Examples

  • 1 就算你不来，我们也会继续。 (Even if you don't come, we will continue.)
  • 2 就算下雨，我也要去跑步。 (Even if it rains, I will still go running.)
  • 3 就算他不同意，我们也得完成这个项目。 (Even if he disagrees, we must finish this project.)
  • 4 就算再难，我也要坚持下去。 (No matter how difficult it is, I will persist.)
  • 5 就算你很有钱，也不应该浪费食物。 (Even if you are very rich, you shouldn't waste food.)

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