虽然 (suī rán) — although, even though

Definition

Examples

• 虽然今天下雨，但是他还是去公园了。
  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.
• 虽然我很喜欢这本书，可是没有钱买。
  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.
• 虽然他会说中文，可是说得不好。
  suī rán Tā huì shuō zhōng wén, kě shì shuō dé bù hǎo.
  Although he can speak Chinese, he doesn't speak it well.

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