HSK 4 · Function Words

即使 jíshǐ “even if” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 即使 means

  1. even if
  2. even though

How to say 即使

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale使shǐ3rd tone, dipping

即使 in a sentence

  1. 即使我知道答案，我也不会告诉你。

    Jíshǐ wǒ zhīdao dá'àn, wǒ yě bú huì gàosu nǐ.

    Even if I knew the answer, I wouldn’t tell you.

    Sentence #8574696 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 即使没有人陪我，我也要去看这部电影。

    Jíshǐ méiyǒu rén péi wǒ, wǒ yě yào qù kàn zhè bù diànyǐng.

    Even if nobody comes with me, I’m still going to see this film.

    Sentence #381903 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 即使下雨我也会去那里。

    Jíshǐ xiàyǔ wǒ yě huì qù nàli.

    I’ll go there even if it rains.

    Sentence #846259 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 即使 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 使 (shǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
使shǐto make
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 吏government official · lì

How to write 即使

即 7 strokes · 使 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 即使

Words with 即

立即lìjí · immediately即将jíjiāng · about to随即suíjí · immediately即便jíbiàn · even if

Words with 使

使shǐ · to make使用shǐyòng · to use大使馆dàshǐguǎn · embassy促使cùshǐ · to induce使劲儿shǐjìnr · to exert all one’s strength使命shǐmìng · mission致使zhìshǐ · to cause

More words: Particles & Connectors

光guāng · light互相hùxiāng · each other接着jiēzhe · next及时jíshí · timely既然jìrán · since尽管jǐnguǎn · despite竟然jìngrán · unexpectedly棵kē · measure word for trees and plants

FAQs

即使 (jíshǐ) means “even if” or “even though”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jíshǐ: jí with a 2nd tone, then shǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 即使 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 即使 from the suggestions. Typing jishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
即使 is an HSK 4 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.