即使

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
simp. and trad. (即使)		即	使

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

即使

even though; even if
即使聽日落雨，我都會出去。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
即使听日落雨，我都会出去。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
zik¹ si² ting¹ jat⁶ lok⁶ jyu⁵, ngo⁵ dou¹ wui⁵ ceot¹ heoi³. [Jyutping]
I will go out tomorrow, even if it rains.
- (Can we date this quote?), “還是覺得你最好”, 劉卓輝 (lyrics), performed by 張學友 [Jacky Cheung]:
  
  即使你離開，我熱情未改 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  即使你离开，我热情未改 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  zik¹ si² nei⁵ lei⁴ hoi¹, ngo⁵ jit⁶ cing⁴ mei⁶ goi² [Jyutping]
  Even though you have left, my passion remains unchanged

Synonyms

even (Hong Kong Cantonese)
不怕 (bùpà)
任憑 / 任凭 (rènpíng)
作哩 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
作算 (zo⁶ sonn⁴) (Xiang)
儘管 / 尽管
即令 (jílìng)
即便 (jíbiàn)
哪怕 (nǎpà) (informal)
就 (jiù)
就使 (Hokkien)
就算 (jiùsuàn) (colloquial)
就若 (Hokkien)
就若是 (Hokkien)
怕不 (pàbù) (literary or dialectal)
縱 / 纵 (formal)
縱使 / 纵使 (zòngshǐ)
縱然 / 纵然 (zòngrán)
設令 / 设令 (shèlìng)
饒 / 饶 (ráo) (colloquial)

See also

雖然／虽然 (suīrán)