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The Chinese word suiran - 虽然 - suīrán
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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
suīrán
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English translations
though,
even though, even if, in spite of, although
Chinese characters:
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虽然 ( suiran / suīrán ) in traditional characters
雖然
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 虽然 ( suiran / suīrán ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Suiran xiayu le, women haishi qu pashan le.
Suīrán xiàyǔ le, wǒmen háishi qù páshān le.– English translation: Although it rained, we still went hiking.
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虽然 ( suiran / suīrán ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 101)
虽然 ( suiran / suīrán ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 101)
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