即便
zik1 bin6inferredjí biàn
English
- even if
- even though
- right away
- immediately
Examples
即便是小孩子也能做到呢。
Even a child can do it.
Tatoeba · miaojiandao CC BY
即便她不喜欢你,你也要完成工作。
Even if she doesn't like you, you still have to finish the work.
Tatoeba · notabene CC BY
即便是被同学嘲笑,那个男孩也不会感到失落。
The boy was not upset, even after being laughed at by his classmates.
Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY
日本即便是自然资源匮乏,却仍得益于国际贸易,成为了一个强大的经济体。
Though it is poor in natural resources, Japan has become an economic superpower thanks to international trade.
Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY
历史课总是根据时间和地点的差异在不同情况下显示出不同的结论,即便是现在发生的也可能是相反的。
The lesson of history is always that things have been otherwise in different times and places and thus could now be otherwise as well.
Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized