纵使

縱使

zòngshǐ

conjunction #30,807

Meanings

HSK 1

纵使有再多的钱，也买不到时间。

Zòngshǐ yǒu zài duō de qián, yě mǎi budào shíjiān.

Even with all the money in the world, you can't buy time.

HSK 4

纵使再苦，他也不放弃。

Zòngshǐ zài kǔ, tā yě bù fàngqì.

Even if it gets harder, he won't give up.

HSK 7-9

纵使下大雨，比赛照常进行。

Zòngshǐ xià dàyǔ, bǐsài zhàocháng jìnxíng.

Even if it rains heavily, the match will go ahead as scheduled.

Literary synonym of 即使 / 就算. Often paired with 也 in the second clause: 纵使 ... 也 .... Common in essays and speeches, less in casual speech.

纵 zòng

使 shǐ