就算
jiù suàn
Pinyin

Definition

就算
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jiù suàn
  1. granted that
  2. even if

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

就
jiù
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 right away
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 just (emphasis)
  5. 5 as early as
  6. 6 already
  7. 7 as soon as
  8. 8 then
  9. 9 in that case
  10. 10 as many as
  11. 11 even if
  12. 12 to approach
  13. 13 to move towards
  14. 14 to undertake
  15. 15 to engage in
  16. 16 to suffer
  17. 17 subjected to
  18. 18 to accomplish
  19. 19 to take advantage of
  20. 20 to go with (of foods)
  21. 21 with regard to
  22. 22 concerning
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
就算
jiù suàn
  1. 1 granted that
  2. 2 even if
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
算
suàn
  1. 1 to regard as
  2. 2 to figure
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 to compute

Idioms (20)

一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me

Sample Sentences

若有情太难了，想别恋要趁早，就算迷恋你的拥抱，忘了就好。
ruò yǒu qíng tài nán le ，xiǎng biéliàn yào chènzǎo ，jiùsuàn míliàn nǐ de yōngbào ，wàng le jiù hǎo 。
If loving is too hard, go love another person while it’s still early. Even if I’m infatuated with your embrace, I could just forget it.
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时间一久，就算还没尝到酸的食物，光是想像，大脑也会习惯性地发出信号让口腔内部分泌唾液。
shíjiān yī jiǔ ，jiùsuàn hái méi cháng dào suān de shíwù ，guāngshì xiǎngxiàng ，dànǎo yě huì xíguànxìng de fāchū xìnhào ràng kǒuqiāng nèibù fēnmì tuòyè 。
As time passes by, even though we haven't eaten sour food yet, our brain would customarily send signals to make our mouth secrete saliva by simply imagining sour food.
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话是这么说没错，可有人的气场就是如此强大，就算我内心涌动着钱塘潮一般的自信，到了人家面前就相形见绌了。
huà shì zhèmeshuō méicuò ，kě yǒu rén de qìchǎng jiùshì rúcǐ qiángdà ，jiùsuàn wǒ nèixīn yǒngdòng zhe qiántángcháo yībān de zìxìn ，dào le rénjiā miànqián jiù xiāngxíngjiànchù le 。
That's all very good on paper, but some people have such a big aura, that even if I had a massive tide of self-confidence rise up inside me, when I'm in front of other people, it pales by comparison.
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嗨，这种现象就叫做FOMO，fear of missing out，错失恐惧症，所以就算有了时间的积累，没有效率也是白搭。确定了目标就全力以赴，别自欺欺人地所谓尽力而为。
hāi ，zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng jiù jiàozuò FOMO ，fear of missing out ，cuòshī kǒngjùzhèng ，suǒyǐ jiùsuàn yǒu le shíjiān de jīlěi ，méiyǒu xiàolǜ yě shì báidā 。quèdìng le mùbiāo jiù quánlìyǐfù ，bié zì qī qī rén de suǒwèi jìnlì ér wèi 。
Ha, that phenomenon is called FOMO - fear of missing out, so even if you have put in the hours, it doesn't mean anything if you're not being effective. Once you've fixed your goal, you have to put all your energy towards it and not fool yourself by doing as much as you feel can.
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时不时说一些甜言蜜语，像是“我愿意天天为你煮饭、天天接你上下班，你知道吗？就算大雨让整座城市颠倒，我会给你怀抱”。
shíbùshí shuō yīxiē tiányánmìyǔ ，xiàng shì “wǒ yuànyì tiāntiān wèi nǐ zhǔ fàn 、tiāntiān jiē nǐ shàngxiàbān ，nǐ zhīdào ma ？jiùsuàn dàyǔ ràng zhěng zuò chéngshì diān dào ，wǒ huì gěi nǐ huái bào ”。
You should whisper sweet nothings to her every so often. Things like "I'd cook for you everyday, I'll take you to and from work everyday, you know that i'd do that for you. Even if the rain turned the whole city upside down, I'll be there to hold you in my arms".
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咳咳！我的...女神，你知道，就算大雨让整座城市颠倒，我会给你怀抱。
hài hài ！wǒ de . . . nǚshén ，nǐ zhīdào ，jiùsuàn dàyǔ ràng zhěng zuò chéngshì diān dào ，wǒ huì gěi nǐ huái bào 。
(clears throat) My...goddess...you know that if the whole city was turned over by rain, I would hold you in my arms...
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少在那边装可怜，你这富二代的公主，就算你不努力，还是可以得到他们的支持啊。
shǎo zài nàbian zhuāng kělián ，nǐ zhè fùèrdài de gōngzhǔ ，jiùsuàn nǐ bù nǔlì ，háishi kěyǐ dédào tāmen de zhīchí a 。
Quit feeling sorry for yourself. You are a princess and the second generation of a wealthy family. Even if you don't work hard, you can still get their support.
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所以人一旦失败或是受到伤害，就算很久很久以后遇到类似的事情，或是类似的东西的时候，他们还是会记得，还是会感到害怕。
suǒyǐ rén yīdàn shībài huòshì shòudào shānghài ，jiùsuàn hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐhòu yùdào lèisì de shìqing ，huòshì lèisì de dōngxi de shíhou ，tāmen háishi huì jìde ，háishi huì gǎndào hàipà 。
Therefore, once people encounter failure or get hurt, even though a long time has passed, when they run into similar situations, they would still be reminded and get scared of.
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别恨了，就算你能上台，海豹也不会亲你。
bié hèn le ，jiùsuàn nǐ néng shàngtái ，hǎibào yě bùhuì qīn nǐ 。
Don’t hate them, even if you could get up on stage, the seal wouldn’t kiss you.
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