LEARN + CHINESE / 224 of 300 HSK 6
Even So 虽
The proposal is promising; the budget, however, is too tight. 虽……但/可/却…… grants the first point before turning to the contrast. This compact frame is common in writing; in casual speech, 虽然……但是…… is more usual.
他虽忙，却还是来了。
tā suī máng, què háishi lái le.
Although he was busy, he still came.
你喜欢哪个就买哪个，但不能两个都买。
nǐ xǐhuan nǎge jiù mǎi nǎge， dàn bùnéng liǎng ge dōu mǎi。
Buy whichever one you like, but you can’t buy both.
我到处都看了，可还是没找到我的皮夹。
wǒ dàochù dōu kàn le， kě háishi méi zhǎodào wǒ de píjiā。
I looked everywhere, but still couldn’t find my wallet.
我整天都在给他打电话，却打不通。
wǒ zhěngtiān dōu zài gěi tā dǎ diànhuà， què dǎ bù tōng。
I’ve been calling him all day, but I can’t get through.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
suī | although; even if |
dàn | but; only |
kě | really; but |
què | but; yet; however |
yě | also; too |
háishi | or; still |
dǎ diànhuà | to make a phone call |
bùtōng | blocked; illogical |
dàochù | everywhere |
xǐhuan | to like |
zhǎodào | to find (result) |
zhěngtiān | all day long |
diànhuà | telephone |
cóngbù | never |
dàoqiàn | to apologize |
qiángzhuàng | strong; robust |
bùguò | but; however |
suīrán | although |
rán'ér | however; yet |
jǐnguǎn | although; feel free to |
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