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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.    

==Structure==

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就算 + [Hypothetical Statement] + 也 + [Action]
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==Examples==

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* <em>就算</em>你 给 我 一 百 万，我<em>也</em> 不能 帮 你 做 违法 的 事情。<span class="trans">I can't help you to do illegal things even if you gave me one million dollars.</span>
* <em>就算</em>你 顺利 通过 了 面试，<em>也</em> 不一定 能 被 录用。<span class="trans">Even if you pass the interview successfully, we can't say you are definitely going to be hired.</span>
* <em>就算</em> 你 说 的 都 是 真的，我们 <em>也</em> 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>
* <em>就算</em> 员工 会 抱怨，公司<em>也</em> 要 实行 这个 新 政策。<span class="trans">Even if the staff would complaint about it, the company are still going to carry out the new policy.</span>
* <em>就算</em>你 的 汉语 水平 达到 了 高级，<em>也</em> 还是 会 有 发音 问题。<span class="trans">Even if your Chinese reached a very high level, you would still have trouble with pronunciation.</span>

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==See also==

*[[Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"]]
*[[Expressing "even if…" with "napa"]]
*[[Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"]]

==Sources & further reading==

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
{{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}}
{{Rel char|就}}
{{Rel char|也}}
{{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi"}}
{{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "napa"}}
{{Similar|Expressing "Even if…" with "jiushi"}}
{{Structure|"Even If" Statements}}
{{Used for|Expressing determination}}
{{Used for|Indicating conditions}}
{{Translation|if}}