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即使 (jí shǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

即使 (jí shǐ) is a Chinese word: even if. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 即使

连 lián conjunction

even if

即使下雨,我也要去。

jí shǐ xià yǔ wǒ yě yào qù

Even if it rains, I will still go.

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Word breakdown

即 jí — immediately, at once (marks the condition being introduced)

使 shǐ — to cause, suppose (adds conditional sense)

Structure & writing
1 即 jí — to approach; to come into contact with

即 is not used as a component in any other character.

即 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 使 shǐ — to dispatch; to order about

使 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2.2 吏 lì — government official in ancient times
吏 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order