OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 雖然 suīrán虽然 suīrán — “Although” 雖然 suīrán虽然 suīrán is the most common way to say “although” in Chinese. It usually opens the sentence or clause, and — unlike English, where “but” is optional — Chinese always needs a matching 但是 dànshì但是 dànshì, 可是 kěshì可是…
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Although in Chinese
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…