哪怕 … ，也 … (even if)
A sliver of hope is enough
- even哪怕 … ，also也 … = "even if / even though …, still …" — often the smallest case.
- even哪怕only have ...只有a bit一点to hope希望，also也要试 = "even if there's only a sliver of hope, I'll try."
- even哪怕 leans on an extreme, minimal supposition.
even哪怕 … ，also也 …
- even哪怕 stresses "even in the most extreme case".
even if哪怕even再hard难，I我still也will要learn学。
- even哪怕再难，I / me我also也要学 = "even if it's really hard, I'll still learn it."
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哪怕 admits even the tiniest case — and 也 answers it.
Practice
Even if it's hard, I'll still learn it: ____ 再难，我也要学。
哪怕 … ，也 … = even if: 哪怕再难,我也要学.
Practice
哪怕 pairs with 也 in the main clause.
Yes — 哪怕…，也….
Recap
Key idea
- even哪怕 … ，also也 … — "even if (in the most extreme case), still …"
- even哪怕only have ...只有a bit一点to hope希望，also也要试
- even哪怕 ≈ even if即使, but leans on a minimal / extreme case
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "Even if" statements.
Practice
哪怕 leans on…
哪怕只有一点希望 = even just a sliver of hope.