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title: "虽然…但是/可是… in Chinese Grammar: Although …, …, With Examples"
description: "虽然…但是/可是…: although …, …. Concedes a point, then contrasts it. 2 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 虽然…但是/可是…

Although …, …

Concedes a point, then contrasts it.

## In stories

原来，他想到：大家现在**虽然快乐，可是总有一天会老**，会死。

[拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-2#library-word-28-41) HSK 5

一天，祖师把他叫到面前，说：“悟空，你**虽然学会了长生的方法，可是以后还会遇到三次大灾难**。

[七十二变 · Seventy-Two Changes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/seventy-two-changes-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-3#library-word-41-65) HSK 5

[Read 拜师学艺](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-2#library-word-28-41)

## More patterns

- [是…的 (emphasis) it was … that (stresses when, where, how or who)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shi-de)
- [于是 so; and so; thereupon](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yushi)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [不是…吗 (rhetorical) isn’t it (the case) that …? — often rhetorical (surprise or objection)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bushi-ma)
- [不是…而是… not … but …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bushi-ershi)
- [最…的是 (the most … thing is) the most … thing is (that) …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zui-de-shi)

## What does 虽然…但是/可是… mean in Chinese?

Although …, …. Concedes a point, then contrasts it.

## How common is 虽然…但是/可是…?

It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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