虽然 (suī rán) — although, even though
Definition
The everyday 'although / even though' for stating a real fact before the contrast (often paired with 可是, 但是, 还是). 即便 marks a hypothetical; 虽说 is more colloquial.
conjunction
althougheven though
Examples
- 虽然，。suī rán Jīn tiān xià yǔ, dàn shì tā hái shì qù gōng yuán le.Although it rained today, he still went to the park.
- 虽然，。suī rán Wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè běn shū, kě shì méi yǒu qián mǎi.Although I really like this book, I don't have money to buy it.
- 虽然，。suī rán Tā huì shuō zhōng wén, kě shì shuō dé bù hǎo.Although he can speak Chinese, he doesn't speak it well.
Grammar
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