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虽然

suī rán · sui ran

Traditional 雖然

Meaning

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although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)

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虽(suī)然(rán)正(zhèng)在(zài)刮(guā)暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)，但(dàn)他(tā)还(hái)是(shi)出(chū)去(qù)了(le)。

In spite of the storm, he went out.

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他(tā)虽(suī)然(rán)不(bú)是(shì)歌(gē)手(shǒu)，但(dàn)他(tā)唱(chàng)的(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)优(yōu)美(měi)。

Although he is not a singer, he has beautiful voice.

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