就算

jiùsuàn

conjunction HSK 6 #4,215

Meanings

1 even if; even though
2 granted that

Characters

to count; to consider

Even counting it as — even if you grant that, still...

Examples

就算下雨，我也要去。

Jiù suàn xià yǔ, wǒ yě yào qù.

Even if it rains, I still want to go.

就算你不告诉我，我也会知道的。

Jiù suàn nǐ bù gàosù wǒ, wǒ yě huì zhīdào de.

Even if you don't tell me, I'll find out anyway.

就算再忙，也要吃早饭。

Jiù suàn zài máng, yě yào chī zǎofàn.

Even if you're busy, you should still eat breakfast.

就算失败了也没关系。

Jiù suàn shībài le yě méi guānxi.

Even if we fail, it doesn't matter.

Tips

usage

就算...也... is the standard pattern (even if...still...). Synonyms: 即使 (jíshǐ, more formal), 哪怕 (nǎpà, even if/no matter). 就算 is the most colloquial of the three.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

算 suàn