即便 (jí biàn) — even if, even though (conjunction used in concessive or hypothetical clauses, often paired with 也)

Definition

Examples

• 即便你不同意，我也会去做。
  jí biàn Nǐ bù tóng yì, wǒ yě huì qù zuò.
  Even if you disagree, I will still do it.
• 即便再难，我们也要坚持下去。
  jí biàn Zài nán, wǒ men yě yào jiān chí xià qù.
  Even if it's even harder, we have to persist.
• 即便他不在，会议也会按时开始。
  jí biàn Tā bú zài, huì yì yě huì àn shí kāi shǐ.
  Even if he's not here's not here, the meeting will start on time.