<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>就算 (jiùsuàn) is an informal way of saying "even if," and is used to introduce a hypothetical statement. However, unlike <a href= "Expressing_"Even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jishi"" title="wikilink">即使</a> , <a href= "Expressing_"Even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"napa"" title="wikilink">哪怕</a> and <a href= "Expressing_"Even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jiushi"" title="wikilink">就是</a>, 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.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>就算 + [Hypothetical Statement] + 也 + [Action]</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><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></li> <li><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></li> <li><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></li> <li><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></li> <li><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></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jishi"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"</a></li> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"napa"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "napa"</a></li> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jiushi"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-further-reading">Sources & further reading</h2> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>