即使 jí shǐ
“even if; even though”
conjunctionHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
即使 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1326: 即使 jíshǐ — Level 4; official annotation 4 (连). PDF page 113
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 即使
即使 means "even if" and introduces a possible or imagined situation that does not change the result in the main clause. It is commonly used in the pattern 即使…，也…, with 也 in the second clause. At this level, focus on this hypothetical concession meaning.
例句Example sentences
- 即使明天下雨，我们也要去公园。jí shǐ míng tiān xià yǔ, wǒ men yě yào qù gōng yuán.Even if it rains tomorrow, we will still go to the park.
- 即使你不喜欢，也应该试一试。jí shǐ nǐ bù xǐ huan, yě yīng gāi shì yi shì.Even if you don't like it, you should still try it.
- 即使很忙，他每天也会给妈妈打电话。jí shǐ hěn máng, tā měi tiān yě huì gěi mā ma dǎ diàn huà.Even if he is very busy, he still calls his mother every day.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗即使明天下雨，但是我们也要去。
✓即使明天下雨，我们也要去。
即使 is paired with 也 in the main clause, not with 但是.
易混词Easily confused
即使vs虽然
虽然 states a real fact and is often paired with 但是/可是; 即使 introduces an imagined or extreme case and is paired with 也.