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Even if ... with 哪怕…也 — Chinese grammar (HSK 5)
哪怕 + Extreme case，(Subject) + 也 / 都 + ...
哪怕 (nǎpà) means "even if" like 即使, but it is more spoken and more emotional, often used with an extreme or exaggerated case. The result clause takes 也 or 都 after its subject. It expresses strong determination: nothing will change the speaker's mind.
Examples
| 哪怕只有一点儿希望，我们也要试试。 Nǎpà zhǐyǒu yīdiǎnr xīwàng, wǒmen yě yào shìshi. | Even if there is only a little hope, we must try. | |
| 哪怕再忙，他也会给妈妈打电话。 Nǎpà zài máng, tā yě huì gěi māma dǎ diànhuà. | However busy he is, he still calls his mother. | |
| 哪怕失败了，我也不后悔。 Nǎpà shībài le, wǒ yě bù hòuhuǐ. | Even if I fail, I will not regret it. |