Chinese
即使
/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɻ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
even though; even if
- HSK 5
- TOCFL 6
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Lineage
- characterChinese即 “to come near to eat”
- ideaChinese皀 “Prepared food, a vessel full of food (as in 即 and 既, in which is simplified)”
- ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
- characterChinese使 “to order (somebody to do something); to send (somebody)”
- meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
- soundChinese吏 “government official”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0