Difference between revisions of "Expressing "although" with "jinguan""
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*[["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"]] | *[["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"]] | ||
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*[["Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"]] | *[["Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"]] | ||
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尽管 (jǐnguǎn) means "although", and is a little stronger than 虽然, perhaps more like "even though".
Structure
尽管 A，还是/仍然 B
Examples
- 尽管领导 今天 不 来，可 我们 还是 不 能 懈怠。
- 体育馆 正在 着火, 尽管 很 危险，消防员 却 还是 奋不顾身 地 冲了 进去。
- 尽管 失败 了 好几次，可 他 仍然 想 创业。
可 or 却 can be added before 还是 or 仍然 to further emphasize the shift in meaning in the second phrase.
