虽然 suī rán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)

HSK 22 charactersTrad. 雖然
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How 虽然 is written

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Example sentences

How 虽然 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 他虽然穷,却很幸福。

    tā suī rán qióng què hěn xìng fú

    Even though he's poor, he's happy.

  • 虽然我没在火车上睡觉。

    suī rán wǒ méi zài huǒ chē shàng shuì jiào

    Although I haven't slept on the train.

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