即使
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
即使 (jíshǐ) · even if
即使 (jíshǐ) means “even if; even though”. It is written with 2 characters: 即 (promptly) + 使 (to make). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 即使 is built
The characters
即 jí · promptly
What 即 is made of
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A hungry person卩 kneeling over food 皀; compare 既 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
使 shǐ · to make
What 使 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 吏lì — government official
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
Origin hint: A person 亻 working for the government 吏 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
即使下雨，我们也要去。Jíshǐ xiàyǔ, wǒmen yě yào qù.Even if it rains, we'll go.
即使很累，他也坚持跑步。Jíshǐ hěn lèi, tā yě jiānchí pǎobù.Even when he's tired, he keeps on running.
Questions about 即使
What does 即使 mean?
即使 (jíshǐ) means “even if; even though”.
How do you pronounce 即使?
即使 is pronounced jíshǐ.
Which HSK level is 即使?
即使 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 即将jíjiāngabout to
- 立即lìjíimmediately
- 即便jíbiàneven if
- 随即suíjíimmediately
- 使用shǐyòngto use
- 大使馆dàshǐguǎnembassy
- 促使cùshǐto prompt
- 使劲shǐjìnto use force
- 使劲儿shǐjìnrto exert oneself
- 使命shǐmìngmission
Learn 即使 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.