Expressing "although" with "jinguan"

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 偷懒。Even though the leaders aren't coming today, we still can't be lazy.
• 尽管 火 很大，很 危险，消防员 仍然 勇敢 地 冲了 进去。Even though the fire was big and it was very dangerous, the firefighters are still bravely running in.
• 尽管 失败 了 好几次，可 他 仍然 想 创业。Even though he's failed many times, he still wants to start a business.
• 尽管 实现 这个 目标 不 太 容易，但是 我们 不能 这么快 就 放弃 。Even though it's not that easy to realize this goal, we can't just give up on it.
• 尽管 没 人 赞同 他的 观点，他 还是 坚持 自己 的 看法。Even though nobody agreed with him,he still holds to his views.

可 or 却 can be added before 还是 or 仍然 to further emphasize the shift in meaning in the second phrase.

See also

• "Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
• "Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"

Sources and further reading

Books

• New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (p. 206) →buy