B2 · Grammar reference · ASGLI513
Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
就算 (jiùsuàn) is an informal way of saying "even if," and is used to introduce a hypothetical statement. However, unlike 即使, 哪怕 and 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.
- Keywords
- 就算 · 就 · 也 · even if
- Used for
- Expressing determination · Indicating conditions
- Classification
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Examples (12)
就算你不想听，我也要说。
就算你说的都是真的，我们也没办法证明。
就算会失败，我也不后悔。
就算他说他请客，我也要买单。
就算你通过了面试，也不一定能被录用。
就算再穷，她也不去要饭。
我已经吃饱了，就算再好吃，我也不想吃了。
就算再困难，我们也要坚持。
就算你给我再多钱，我也不能干违法的事情。
就算他来了，又怎么样？
就算你家有钱，又怎么样？
就算她不高兴，又怎么样？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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