Difference between revisions of "Expressing "although" with "jinguan""

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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"]]
 
*[["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"]]
*[["Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"]]
 
 
*[["Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"]]
 
*[["Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"]]
  

Revision as of 08:12, 21 June 2013

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.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books