哪怕
nǎpà
even if, no matter how
Part of speech · conjunction
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Examples
- 哪怕再难,我也要坚持。No matter how hard it gets, I will persevere.
- 哪怕只有一线希望,也不能放弃。Even if there’s only a sliver of hope, we mustn’t give up.
Collocations
哪怕…也哪怕再哪怕只有哪怕如此
Mnemonic
哪 nǎ "which" + 怕 pà "to fear": "even if, no matter how". A connective stressing that the conclusion holds even under an extreme supposition. Often "哪怕 A, 也 B" (even if A, still B). Similar to 即使. Common in speech.
Related
即使即便就算尽管
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