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Learn Hardcore Chinese: suīrán - although

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 5
/suīrán

suīrán

Word

虽然suīrán

Meaning

although

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of suīrán

虽然suīrán　他tā　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　他tā　一定yídìng　会huì　来lái。suīrán tā hěn máng, dànshì tā yídìng huì lái.

Although he is very busy, he will definitely come.

虽然suīrán　她tā　不bú　认识rènshi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　但是dànshì　她tā　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　他tā。suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.

Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.

虽然suīrán　今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　还是háishi　去qù　超市chāoshì　吧ba。suīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.

Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.

老师Lǎoshī　说shuō　这些zhèxiē　作业zuòyè　虽然suīrán　不bù　多duō，　但是dànshì　很hěn　重要zhòngyào，　必须bìxū　做完zuòwán。Lǎoshī shuō zhèxiē zuòyè suīrán bù duō, dànshì hěn zhòngyào, bìxū zuòwán.

The teacher said that although there isn’t much homework, it’s very important and must be finished.

生shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bú　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bú guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.

On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.

咖啡kāfēi　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　苦kǔ，　但是dànshì　他tā　习惯xíguàn　不bù　加jiā　糖táng　喝hē。kāfēi suīrán yǒudiǎnr kǔ, dànshì tā xíguàn bù jiā táng hē.

Although coffee is a bit bitter, he is used to drinking it without sugar.

她tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bú　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。tā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bú tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.

She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.

她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害羞hàixiū，　但是dànshì　跟gēn　观众guānzhòng　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。tā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.

She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.

这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　虽然suīrán　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　菜cài　很hěn　多duō，　也yě　不bú　贵guì，　一般yìbān　只zhǐ　要yào　二十èrshí　块kuài。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.

Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.

虽然Suīrán　她tā　先xiān　申请shēnqǐng　失败shībài　了le，　但是dànshì　后来hòulái　又yòu　申请shēnqǐng　了le　一yì　次cì，　终　于zhōngyú　成功chénggōng　了le。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.

Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.

她tā　虽然suīrán　还hái　不bú　太tài　舒服shūfu，　不过búguò　已经yǐjīng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　好转hǎozhuǎn　了le。tā suīrán hái bú tài shūfu, búguò yǐjīng yǒudiǎnr hǎozhuǎn le.

Although she still doesn’t feel very well, she has already gotten a little better.

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