即便…也… / 纵然…也…: even if, even though
复句 / complex sentences
Tone colorsā tone 1á tone 2ǎ tone 3à tone 4a neutral
即便/纵然 + extreme hypothesis，(S) 也 + V
Written variants of 即使…也…:
• 即便 = "even if", formal, very common in the press.
• 纵然 / 纵使 = "even though, were it the case that", more literary, often before an extreme hypothesis or dramatic concession.
The second clause keeps 也 (or 仍、还是). Like 即使, they concern a hypothesis, not an established fact.
Examples
即便搬到郊区，房租也要占工资的一半。
Jíbiàn bān dào jiāoqū, fángzū yě yào zhàn gōngzī de yíbàn.Even moving to the suburbs, rent still eats up half your salary.
纵然有千难万险，他也不会放弃。
Zòngrán yǒu qiān nán wàn xiǎn, tā yě bú huì fàngqì.Even in the face of countless dangers, he won't give up.
即便是最先进的技术，也无法解决所有问题。
Jíbiàn shì zuì xiānjìn de jìshù, yě wúfǎ jiějué suǒyǒu wèntí.Even the most advanced technology can't solve every problem.
Common mistakes
✗ 即便… without 也 in formal text → ✓ 即便…也….
✗ 纵然 in everyday chat: too literary → ✓ 就算。