即便

• 拼音: jí biàn
• 汉字拆解: 即 = 皀 + 卩 (on the verge of — conditional immediacy); 便 = 亻+ 更 (person + change — then/convenient)

含义

Even if; even though. A conjunction introducing a concessive conditional clause.

More formal than 就算 or 哪怕. Used in formal writing to introduce a hypothetical extreme case that would not change the conclusion: 即便A，也B. Common in legal, academic, and journalistic contexts. Stresses unconditional resolution despite difficulty.

例句

1. 即便面临重重技术障碍，研发团队依然坚定信念，决心在既定时间节点前完成核心模块的开发工作。
2. 即便拥有再多的物质财富，若缺乏内心的平静与精神的充实，人生终究难以获得真正意义上的幸福。
3. 合同明确规定，即便因不可抗力导致项目延期，乙方仍须在条件允许后的第一时间恢复施工。

用法指南

语境: legal, academic, argumentation

语气: resolute

正确说法

• 即便短期内无法实现盈利，企业管理层仍坚持持续加大研发投入，以奠定长远竞争优势的坚实基础。(Even if profitability cannot be achieved in the short term, the company's management insists on continuing to increase R&D investment so as to lay a solid foundation for long-term competitive advantage.)
• 即便所有的外部条件都对我们不利，只要团队内部保持高度凝聚力和共同愿景，就没有克服不了的困难。(Even if all external conditions are unfavourable to us, as long as the team maintains strong internal cohesion and a shared vision, there are no difficulties that cannot be overcome.)

错误说法

• 即便是好天气，我也不去 — use 就算天气再好，我也不去 in speech; 即便 is for formal or written contexts, not casual refusals

起源与历史

即 (even at the point of/right there) + 便 (then/in that case)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal