即使

HSK level

4

Traditional form

即使 jíshǐ

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí

即 jí

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a kneeling person (卩 jié ) approaching a vessel of food (皀 bī ). Based on the original meaning "come to eat", which later shifted to "approach", "be near", and "be the same".

Positional decomposition

⿰？卩 jié

Number of Strokes

7

使 shǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The characters 史 Shǐ (history), 吏 lì (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and 事 shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand (又 yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

⿰亻吏

Number of Strokes

8

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什么 shénme 东西 dōngxī 即使 jíshǐ 放在冰箱 bīngxiāng 里 lǐ 也 Yě 热 rè (辣 là )?

What stays hot even if put it in a fridge?

即使 jíshǐ 是 shì 刚才 gāngcái 我 wǒ 提到 tí dào 的 de 那 Nā 几 jī 样 yàng 菜 cài 也 Yě 并 bìng 不 bù 是 shì 太 tài 辣 là .

Even the dishes I mentioned just now are not very hot.

即使 jíshǐ 不 bù 是 shì 为 wéi 了 le 他 tā 的 de 缘故 yuángù , 那么 nà me 总是 zǒngshì 加倍 jiā bèi 地 de 为了 wèile 你 nǐ 自己 zìjǐ 嘛 ma !

If not for his sake, then doubly for thine own!

即使 jíshǐ 是 shì 世上 shì shàng 最 zuì 富有 fù yǒu 的 de 人 rén ,也 Yě 无法 wú fǎ 买 mǎi 到 dào 一切 yīqiè .

The richest man in the world cannot buy everything.

即使 jíshǐ 存在 cúnzài 一点 yī diǎn 污染物 wū rǎn wù 就 jiù 会 huì 对 duì 液 yè 膜 mó 厚度 hòu dù 产生 chǎnshēng 一定 yīdìng 程度 chéngdù 的 de 影响 yǐngxiǎng .

Even slight contamination could affect film thickness to a considerable degree.

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 即使 jíshǐ and their own compounds.

即 jí

艮 gěn , 卩 jié

使 shǐ

吏 lì

口 kǒu , 丈 zhàng

亻 rén

人 rén

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 即使 jíshǐ in their composition.

即 jí

節 jié

擳, 幯 jié , 櫛 zhì , 瀄, 癤, 蠞

唧 jī , 卿 qīng , 鲫 jì , 堲 jí , 莭 jié , 蝍 jí , 揤, 楖, 鯽 jì

使 shǐ

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