HSK 6 · Function Words

即便 jíbiàn “even if” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 即便 means

  1. even if
  2. even though
  3. right away
  4. immediately

How to say 即便

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale即jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale便biàn4th tone, falling

即便 in a sentence

  1. 即便她不喜欢你，你也要完成工作。

    Jíbiàn tā bù xǐhuan nǐ, nǐ yě yào wánchéng gōngzuò.

    Even if she doesn’t like you, you still have to finish the work.

    Sentence #4265172 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 即便是小孩子也能做到呢。

    Jíbiàn shì xiǎoháizi yě néng zuòdào ne.

    Even a child can do it.

    Sentence #10271714 from Tatoeba

  3. 即便是被同学嘲笑，那个男孩也不会感到失落。

    Jíbiàn shì bèi tóngxué cháoxiào, nà ge nánhái yě búhuì gǎndào shīluò.

    Even when his classmates laughed at him, the boy didn’t feel down.

    Sentence #13943176 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 即便 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 即 (jí) drawn as one shape
即jínamely

即 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 便 (pián) with each of its parts in a different colour
便biànplain
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
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How to write 即便

即 7 strokes · 便 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

即便 (jíbiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 即便 (jíbiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 即便

Words with 即

即使jíshǐ · even if立即lìjí · immediately即将jíjiāng · about to随即suíjí · immediately

Words with 便

便宜piányi · cheap方便fāngbiàn · convenient方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles顺便shùnbiàn · conveniently随便suíbiàn · as one wishes便biàn · then便利biànlì · convenient便条biàntiáo · informal note便于biànyú · easy to以便yǐbiàn · so that

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嘿hēi · hey (to attract attention)胡乱húluàn · carelessly将近jiāngjìn · nearly鉴于jiànyú · in view of皆jiē · all接连jiēlián · in succession进而jìn'ér · and then况且kuàngqiě · moreover

FAQs

即便 (jíbiàn) means “even if” or “even though”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíbiàn: jí with a 2nd tone, then biàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 即便 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jibian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 即便 from the suggestions. Typing jibian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
即便 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.