<!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>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.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>即使 + Hypothetical Statement + 也 + Action</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>即使</em> 领导 不 来，我们 <em>也</em> 要 照样 开会。<span class= "trans">Even if the boss doesn't come, we will still have the meeting as usual.</span></li> <li>你 <em>即使</em> 不 想 听，<em>也</em> 应该 假装 感兴趣。<span class= "trans">Even if you don't want to listen, you still have to pretend to be interested.</span></li> <li><em>即使</em> 明天 下雨，我 <em>也</em> 要 出去 爬山。<span class="trans">Even if it's raining tomorrow, we're still going to go out hiking.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Note that the clause used after 即使 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used.</p> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>现在 <em>虽然</em> 是 高峰 期，我 <em>也</em> 要 出去。</li> <li>现在 <em>即使</em> 是 高峰 期， 我 <em>也</em> 要 出去。</li> </ul> </div> <p>In the sentence above, it being rush hour is not a hypothetical statement, so it is incorrect to use 即使.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Expressing_"even_if%E2%80%A6"_with_"jiusuan"" title="wikilink">Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"</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-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp.261-3) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (pp. 63) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</a> (pp. 289) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）</a> (p. 445)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>