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ID: QW0121
Intermediate
If you've made it to the intermediate level in Mandarin Chinese, you're definitely going to need to express "even if" from time to time. Today's lesson introduces three ways to say it: 即使 (jíshǐ), 哪怕 (nǎpà), 就算 (jiùsuàn), and explains the differences, and gives lots of examples.
John,Connie,Liliana
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你说吧即使说错了也没关系
nǐ 你shuō 说ba 吧jíshǐ 即使shuō cuò 说错le 了yě 也méiguānxi 没关系
Say something. Even if you make a mistake, it's okay.
即使不喜欢也要说喜欢
jíshǐ 即使bù 不xǐhuan 喜欢yě 也yào 要shuō 说xǐhuan 喜欢
Even if you don't like it, you still have to say you do.
哪怕天气不好我也要去
nǎpà 哪怕tiānqì 天气bù 不hǎo 好wǒ 我yě 也yào 要qù 去
Even if the weathers bad, I'm still going to go.
哪怕他一分钱也没有我也要嫁给他
nǎpà 哪怕tā 他yī fēn qián 一分钱yě 也méiyǒu 没有wǒ 我yě 也yào 要jiàgěi 嫁给tā 他
Even if he doesn't have any money at all, I still want to marry him.
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