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jíbiàn... yě...
even if... still... (即便……也……)
即便 A，也 B is a formal “even if A, still B.” It is close to 即使 but slightly more written.
Anchor example
即便条件有限，我们也要把事情做好。
Jíbiàn tiáojiàn yǒuxiàn, wǒmen yě yào bǎ shìqing zuò hǎo.
Even if conditions are limited, we still must do the work well.
HSK 6
HSK 6
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Lesson summary
Read the sample sentence and notice how 即便……也…… works in the frame: 即便 A，也 B.
即便 introduces a hypothetical, extreme, or difficult condition. 也 marks that the result or attitude does not change. Do not use 所以 in the second clause. Compared with 即使, 即便 often sounds more formal and is common in writing.
Grammar pattern
即便 A，也 B
states that the result remains true under a difficult or hypothetical condition
即便条件有限，我们也要把事情做好。
Jíbiàn tiáojiàn yǒuxiàn, wǒmen yě yào bǎ shìqing zuò hǎo.
Even if conditions are limited, we still must do the work well.
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