就算

jiùsuàn

conjunction HSK 6 #4,215

Meanings

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

HSK 1

就算下雨，我也要去。

Jiùsuàn xià yǔ, wǒ yě yào qù.

Even if it rains, I still want to go.

HSK 4

就算失败了也没关系。

Jiùsuàn shībài le yě méi guānxi.

Even if we fail, it doesn't matter.

HSK 5

就算条件再艰苦，他们也坚持完成了任务。

Jiùsuàn tiáojiàn zài jiānkǔ, tāmen yě jiānchí wánchéng le rènwù.

Even in harsh conditions, they persisted and finished the task.

usage

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

就 jiù

算 suàn