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虽然

suī rán

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 2 2-character word Traditional 雖然

虽然 (suī rán) means "although; even though". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 虽然 means

1. although; even though (often used correlatively with {可是|kě shì} or {但是|dàn shì} etc)

How 虽然 is used in grammar

虽然 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Conjunctions: 或者、不过、但是、而且、如果、虽然、只要 (HSK 2)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 2, conjunctions (连接分句或者句子).

The characters in 虽然

• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 他虽然穷，却很幸福。
  Even though he's poor, he's happy.
• 虽然我没在火车上睡觉。
  Suīrán wǒ méi zài huǒchē shàng shuìjiào.
  Although I haven't slept on the train.
• 他虽然年轻却很值得信赖。
  Tā suīrán niánqīng què hěn zhídexìnlài.
  He might be young but he's trustworthy.
• 我哥哥虽然矮小可是很强壮。
  Wǒ gēge suīrán ǎixiǎo kěshì hěn qiángzhuàng.
  My brother is small but strong.
• 虽然他很有钱，但他不幸福。
  He's rich, but he isn't happy.
• 他虽然年轻，但是位好医生。
  Young as he is, he is a good doctor.

Where 虽然 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Connectors, Conjunctions & Key Adverbs (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read suī rán correctly.
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