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纵使

縱使
zòngshǐ
conjunction #30,807

Meanings

  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 granting that

Examples

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.
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.
纵使有再多的钱，也买不到时间。
Zòngshǐ yǒu zài duō de qián, yě mǎi bu dào shíjiān.
Even with all the money in the world, you can't buy time.

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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.

Stroke Order

纵 zòng
使 shǐ