HSK 2

虽然 meaning in Chinese

suīrán

Without tone marks: suiran

although, even though

conjunction

Traditional 雖然

Example

我哥哥虽然矮小可是很强壮。

wǒ gēge suīrán ǎixiǎo kěshì hěn qiángzhuàng.

My brother is small but strong.

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