哪怕

nǎ pà

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Conjunction Common

Definitions

1. even
2. even if
3. even though
4. no matter how

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 就算 jiù suàn 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if 口语中更常用，意思相同: (coll.) even if

Related words

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• 不管 bù guǎn 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned 表示无条件，搭配疑问词如'不管怎么': not to be concerned

Synonyms

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• 即使 jí shǐ 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though 表示假设让步，用法相似但略有语气差异: even if; even though

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Learners often misplace 哪怕 at the beginning of the second clause; it should introduce the concession. Correct: 哪怕下雨，我也去。 (Even if it rains, I'll go.) Not: *我去，哪怕下雨。

Example Sentences

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哪怕 再累，他也要坚持学习。

Even if he is exhausted, he insists on studying.

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Child Words of 哪怕

• 哪 哪 nǎ: how
• 哪 哪 něi: which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
• 怕 怕 pà: to be afraid
• 哪 哪 né: Taiwan pr. [nuó]