即使 A，也 B means that even accepting A, B still holds. A is often hypothetical; the speaker can also concede a known fact. Look at the intended reasoning, not just the tense.
即使 + hypothetical condition, 也 + unchanged result
Examples / 例句
即使明天下雪，我也要去上班。
Jíshǐ míngtiān xià xuě, wǒ yě yào qù shàng bān.
Even if it snows tomorrow, I'll still go to work.
Tomorrow's snow hasn't happened — hypothetical
即使困难再大，我们也不会放弃。
Jíshǐ kùnnán zài dà, wǒmen yě bú huì fàngqì.
Even if the difficulties are greater, we won't give up.
尽管他已经解释了，我还是不明白。This reports an explanation that happened. 即使他再解释一次，我也未必明白。This tests whether another explanation would change the result. 即使 can also concede something known; do not label a sentence wrong just because it contains 已经 or 正在。
即使…也 keeps the result unchanged despite the condition. 如果…就 can make the result depend on it. 先决定要说“照常”还是“取消”，再选连接词。
△即使很累，但是我很开心。
✓即使很累，我也很开心。/ 虽然很累，但是我很开心。
即使 pairs with 也, NOT 但是. Use 虽然…但是 instead.
Easily confused: 尽管 usually acknowledges a fact and contrasts it with the result. 即使 presents a concession that cannot change the result. 不是简单的“过去用尽管、将来用即使”。
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Fill in the Blanks / 填空练习
Fill every blank separately, using the meaning shown below the sentence. Spaces around words are ignored. Feedback lists reviewed answers; an unlisted rewrite is not automatically ungrammatical.
失败了，我不会后悔。
Even if I fail...
Failure is conceded as a possibility, but no regret remains the result. 即使/就算/哪怕…也.
即使价格再贵，我要买。
...I'll still buy it
再贵 presents an extreme cost; 也 keeps the decision unchanged.
明天下雪，比赛也不会取消。
Even if it snows tomorrow...
Tomorrow’s snow is a possible obstacle. 即使/就算/哪怕 introduces it; 也 says the match will continue.
Use it in a new sentence / 换句子表达
天气预报说周末可能下雨，但还没有确定。小林说，无论如何都会参加活动。用“即使……也……”表达他的打算。 / Rain is possible but not certain; Lin still intends to attend.
下雨只是让步假设，不要写成已经下雨。 / Concede a possibility, not an established fact.
草稿只保留在当前页面，离开前请自行复制。Draft stays on this page only; copy it before leaving.
Compare one possible answer / 对照一种参考表达
即使周末下雨，小林也会参加活动。
Other correct wording is possible. Check the intended meaning, not exact wording. / 可以有其他正确表达，重点是保留题意。
Previous attempt / 上次表达
Quick Quiz / 小测验
天气还不确定。要表达“就算下雨，计划也不变”：___明天下雨，我们___按计划出发。
Rain is a possible obstacle, but departure stays unchanged. 即使…也 expresses this. 因为…所以 would claim rain causes departure. 即使明天下雨，我们也按计划出发。
___失败了，我们___要再试一次。
即使 accepts the possibility of failure. 不管 needs a range of alternatives here: 不管成功还是失败，我们都要继续努力。失败了 alone does not supply that range.
要表达“承认他说得有道理，我仍不完全同意”：哪句合适？
即使…也 concedes his point without changing your disagreement. The other sentence says you agree because of his reasoning. 尽管他说得有道理，我还是不完全同意 is also a valid way to express a factual concession; it is not an incorrect alternative.
即使…也… (Even if... still...) appears in HSK 4 reading comprehension (Q66-85) when texts use complex sentences, in 阅读排序 (Q56-65) where this pattern's connectors signal sentence order, and in listening 段落 (Q26-45) where the speaker uses it to express assumes a hypothetical extreme situation, then states the result won't change.
What's the most common mistake with 即使…也…?
尽管 usually acknowledges a fact and contrasts it with the result. 即使 presents a concession that cannot change the result. 不是简单的“过去用尽管、将来用即使”。
