Chinese word

虽说

Pronunciation

Pinyinsuī shuō

Meaning

  • conjunctionthough

Example

虽说天气不好，我还是想去。suī shuō tiān qì bù hǎo wǒ hái shì xiǎng qù

Though the weather is bad, I still want to go.

Illustration for 虽说 (though)

More examples

虽说他很努力，但是成绩并没有明显提高。suī shuō tā hěn nǔ lì dàn shì chéng jì bìng méi yǒu míng xiǎn tí gāo

Though he works hard, his grades have not improved noticeably.

Core concept

A light turn in the sentence that grants a point before making the speaker's own point clear.

Common phrases

  • 虽说...但是suī shuō dàn shì

    though ___ but

  • 虽说...还是suī shuō hái shì

    though ___ still

  • 虽说如此suī shuō rú cǐ

    though this is so

Similar words

虽然suī rán: Admits that something is true before introducing a contrasting result.
即使jí shǐ: Presents an imagined situation while keeping the later decision or view unchanged.
尽管jín guǎn: Recognizes a circumstance but leads to a conclusion that does not depend on it.
但是dàn shì: Introduces a statement that directly opposes the idea just given.

Definition in Chinese

作为让步连词，先提出被承认的情况，为后文的转折或例外做铺垫，语气轻且偏口语，常放在句首或句中。zuò wéi ràng bù lián cí xiān tí chū bèi chéng rèn de qíng kuàng wèi hòu wén de zhuǎn zhé huò lì wài zuò pū diàn yǔ qì qīng qiě piān kóu yǔ cháng fàng zài jù shǒu huò jù zhōng

Word origin

虽说 (suīshuō, "though") joins the concession marker 虽 (suī, "although") to 说 (shuō, "say"), which gives the expression a spoken, easy-flowing tone.

Usage tips

  • Its casual tone suits everyday remarks that acknowledge a drawback without making the comment sound like a formal argument.

Opposites

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