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虽说

suī shuō

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 雖說

虽说 (suī shuō) means "though; although". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 虽说 means

1. though
2. although

The characters in 虽说

• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off

Example sentences

• 虽说是高学历，也未必就有教养。
  Suīshuō shì gāoxuélì, yě wèibì jiù yǒu jiàoyǎng.
  A good education doesn't imply a good upbringing.
• 但是，虽说是安全期，但好像也不代表体内射精不会怀孕。
  Dànshì, suīshuō shì ānquánqī, dàn hǎoxiàng yě bù dàibiǎo tǐnèi shèjīng bù huì huáiyùn.
  However, it seems that just because it's a 'low risk day' doesn't mean that you won't get pregnant from intravaginal ejaculation.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read suī shuō correctly.
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