虽然

虽然 suīrán in a sentence

Although

Full dictionary entry HSK 2 3 sentences

虽然 (suīrán) means Although. Below are 3 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

虽然 很累,但是我很高兴。

Suīrán hěn lèi, dànshì wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

Although I'm tired, I'm very happy.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 虽然

虽然 下雨了,但是他还在跑步。

Suīrán xià yǔ le, dànshì tā hái zài pǎobù.

Although it started raining, he is still running.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 虽然

From the graded readers

周末 虽然 短,可是我过得很开心。

zhōumò suīrán duǎn, kěshì wǒ guòde hěn kāixīn.

The weekend was short, but I enjoyed it.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend

Questions about 虽然

How is 虽然 used in a sentence?

This page shows 3 sentences using 虽然 (suīrán, "Although"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Is 虽然 an HSK word?

Yes — 虽然 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 虽然?

The dictionary page for 虽然 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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