This document discusses the Chinese phrase "jíshǐ... yě..." which means "even if...still...". It introduces the structure of this phrase as using the first clause after "jíshǐ" to present a supposition, which is then contradicted by the second clause after "yě". Several examples are provided to illustrate how the phrase is used to acknowledge a potential obstacle but still affirm an action or situation.

1. English meaning:
即使⋯⋯也⋯⋯ (jíshǐ... yě...) means "even if...still...."
In this construction, the first clause (after 即使) is a
supposition, which is then struck down as impossible
by the second clause (after 也) of the statement.
Structure:
即使 ⋯⋯ ，也 ⋯⋯
即使 ⋯⋯ ，也
⋯⋯

2. 即使 ⋯⋯ ，也
⋯⋯
A:即使你沒胃口，也要吃一點。
A: Jíshǐ nǐ méi wèikǒu, yě yào chī yīdiǎn.
A: Even if you don't have the appetite, you still need to eat something.
B:好吧!那幫我盛一點就好。
B: Hǎo ba! Nà bāng wǒ shèng yīdiǎn jiù hǎo.
B: Ok! It would be nice to give me a little more.

3. A:即使下雨，我也要去上學。
A: Jíshǐ xià yǔ, wǒ yě yào qù shàngxué
A: Even if it rains, I have to go to school.
B:哇!你真好學。
B: Wow! You are so eager to learn.
B: Wa! Nǐ zhēn hào xué.
即使 ⋯⋯ ，也
⋯⋯

4. 及時 ……， 也 ……
及時 你沒胃口， 也 要吃一點。
及時 你對這門課不太感興趣， 也 要學。
即使 ⋯⋯ ，也
⋯⋯

5. A:即使你沒胃口，也要吃一點。
A: Jíshǐ nǐ méi wèikǒu, yě yào chī yīdiǎn.
A: Even if you don't have the appetite, you still need to eat something.
B:好吧!那幫我盛一點就好。
B: Hǎo ba! Nà bāng wǒ shèng yīdiǎn jiù hǎo.
B: Ok! It would be nice to give me a little more.
A:這樣可以嗎?
A: Zhèyàng kěyǐ ma?
A: Is that okay?
B:再少一點。
B: Zài shǎo yīdiǎn.
B: A little less.

6. A:______你沒胃口，___要吃一點。
B:好吧!那幫我盛一點就好。
A:______你不想去上課，___要跟老師請假。
B:對耶!差點忘了，謝謝提醒。

7. A:(即使下雨，我也要去上學)。
B:哇!你真好學。
A:即使她整型，我也認得出她。
B:(別開玩笑了!她那麼怕痛，哪可能去整型)。