哪怕……也……
Reach for this when you want to make a strong concessive point — 'even if X, still Y.' 哪怕 introduces an extreme or unlikely scenario; 也 in the result clause insists that the outcome holds anyway. Common in arguments, vows, and emphatic statements. Stronger than 即使...也... in feeling — 哪怕 has a slightly more emotional, almost defiant edge.
Structure
哪怕 [EXTREME CONDITION]，[SUBJECT] 也 [RESULT]
nǎpà... yě...
How to Think About It
哪怕 is the 'I don't care how extreme it gets' marker. The speaker is daring the listener to imagine the worst case and asserting the result still stands. The 也 in the result clause is non-negotiable — it's what carries 'still / even so.' Without 也, the concession deflates: the sentence sounds conditional rather than defiant.
Examples
哪怕只有一线希望，我们也要试一试。
Nǎpà zhǐ yǒu yí xiàn xīwàng, wǒmen yě yào shì yi shì.
Even if there's only a sliver of hope, we have to try.
哪怕再忙，他每晚也会给妈妈打电话。
Nǎpà zài máng, tā měi wǎn yě huì gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
No matter how busy he is, he calls his mom every night.
哪怕没有人支持我，我也要走自己的路。
Nǎpà méi yǒu rén zhīchí wǒ, wǒ yě yào zǒu zìjǐ de lù.
Even if no one supports me, I'm walking my own path.
Common Mistake
Learners drop 也 from the result clause, leaving 哪怕 hanging without a payoff. 哪怕 sets up the extreme; 也 delivers the 'still.' Both halves are required.
哪怕下大雨，我去。
哪怕下大雨，我也去。
Don't Confuse With
即使……也……
Same structure, neutral register. Use 即使 in writing or formal speech. 哪怕 is more emotional and emphatic.
就算……也……
Casual variant. Use 就算 in conversation. 哪怕 still works in speech but carries more weight.
无论……都……
无论 lists multiple conditions and dismisses them all. 哪怕 picks one extreme case and dismisses it. Pick 无论 when there's a range; pick 哪怕 for one striking scenario.
Practice
___ 你不来，我也会等你。
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哪怕
哪怕只有一块钱，我 ___ 想存起来。
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也
Arrange: 哪怕 / 也 / 困 / 我 / 把作业 / 做完 / 再 / 要
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哪怕再困，我也要把作业做完。
Even if it costs more, I'll still buy it.
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哪怕更贵，我也会买。
Use 哪怕...也... to express a commitment of yours.
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哪怕只有十分钟，我每天也会学一点中文。
Hear It in Real Episodes
This pattern appears in 4 Fluentide episodes:
这意味着，哪怕你要求对方发语音验证，或者打电话确认，听筒里传来的那个熟悉的声音，很可能只是AI模型根据文本实时生成的音频流。
哪怕它曾经很贵，但如果它现在只会给你带来负担，那它的价值其实是负数。
哪怕是成本最低的版本，也要投入几十万到上百万。