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Grammar Point:雖虽然 suīrán is the most common word used to express “although” in Chinese. It is often placed at the beginning of a sentence or clause. Structure 雖然/虽然 ⋯⋯ ，但是 or 可是 ⋯⋯ This pattern means “although…, but…” in English. However, in English, the “but” is not necessary, but it is required in Chinese to…

Grammar Point:Although 雖虽然, suīrán and but 但是, dànshì can both be translated as ‘although’ and ‘but,’ in English, you wouldn’t use ‘but’ in the same sentence as ‘although.’ In Chinese, however, ‘although’ and ‘but’ are often used together, especially in written text. Structure 雖然/虽然 ······，但是 or 可是 ······ Think of ‘although’ and ‘but’ as a…