虽

suī

HSK 3.0 Level 6

Definitions

1. although
2. even though

Example Sentences

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楚 虽 三户，亡秦必楚。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1992620)

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Words Containing 虽

• 虽败犹荣 suī bài yóu róng: honorable even in defeat (idiom)
• 虽死犹生 suī sǐ yóu shēng: lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit
• 虽然 suī rán: although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[kě shì] or 但是[dàn shì] etc)
• 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí: Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
• 虽则 suī zé: nevertheless
• 虽是 suī shì: although
• 秤砣虽小压千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn: although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
• 虽说 suī shuō: though
• 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán: the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
• 虽死犹荣 suī sǐ yóu róng: lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
• 话虽如此 huà suī rú cǐ: be that as it may
• 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí: Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
• 牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí: Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
• 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶 mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú: Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.