Although in Chinese
although · HSK 2
虽然
- 虽 although
- 然 right
Other ways to say although
More words with 虽 or 然
How do you say although in Chinese?
Although in Chinese is 虽然 (suī rán). You can also say 尽管 (jǐn guǎn), 虽 (suī), 尽 (jǐn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.