Upper-Intermediate ChineseLesson 1⏱ 10 min
Even If: 即使…也
即使 + a supposed condition, 也 + a result that holds anyway -- and 哪怕, its stronger spoken twin.
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The idea: the condition can't change the outcome
The idea: 即使 sets up a supposition -- something that may or may not happen -- and 也 (literally "also") says the result is true in that case too. So the whole sentence claims the condition can't change the outcome.
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