Definition
即便 (jí biàn) means 'even if' and is used in formal, written Chinese to introduce a hypothetical concession, often paired with 也. It is more literary than 即使 (jí shǐ), which is common in both speech and writing, and more formal than 哪怕 (nǎ pà), which is colloquial and can mean 'no matter how'.
conjunction
even ifeven though (conjunction used in concessive or hypothetical clauses, often paired with 也)
Examples
- 即便，。jí biàn nǐ bù tóngyì, wǒ yě huì qù zuò.Even if you disagree, I will still do it.
- 即便，。jí biàn zài nán, wǒmen yě yào jiānchí xiàqù.Even if it's even harder, we have to persist.
- 即便，。jí biàn tā bù zài, huìyì yě huì ànshí kāishǐ.Even if he's not here's not here, the meeting will start on time.
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