粵

即zik1便bin6

zik1 bin6inferredjí biàn

English

  1. even if
  2. even though
  3. right away
  4. 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

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