即使

jíshǐ

even if; even though

conjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 即将jíjiāngabout toB5
  • 立即lìjíimmediatelyB5
  • 即便jíbiàneven ifB6
  • 当即dāngjíat onceB7
  • namelyB7
  • 即可jíkěequivalent to 就可以B7
  • 即日jírìthis or that very dayB7
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See it in sentences

即使下雨,我也要去。

Even if it rains, I will still go.

即使很难,也别放弃。

Even if it is hard, do not give up.