Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/虽(雖)-suī-suí-though,-although

虽(雖) suī/suí though, although in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical of the simplified character is 口 kŏu “mouth” (140). Radical of the traditional character is 隹 zhuī “short-tailed bird.” Most mainland Chinese speakers pronounce this character suī, while most Taiwanese speakers pronounce it suí.

Examples

• 虽然 (雖然) suīrán although..., though... [PT]
• 虽然…可是… (雖然…可是…) suīrán...kĕshi... although..., though... [PT]
• 虽然…但是… (雖然…但是…) suīrán...dànshi... although..., though... [PT]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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