Difference between revisions of "Expressing "although" with "jinguan""
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| − | * <em>尽管</em>领导 今天 不 来，可 我们 还是 不 能 懈怠。 | + | * <em>尽管</em>领导 今天 不 来，可 我们 还是 不 能 懈怠。<span class="trans">Even though the leaders aren't coming today, we still can't be lazy.</span> |
| − | * 体育馆 正在 着火, <em>尽管</em> 很 危险，消防员 却 还是 奋不顾身 地 冲了 进去。 | + | * 体育馆 正在 着火, <em>尽管</em> 很 危险，消防员 却 还是 奋不顾身 地 冲了 进去。<span class="trans">Even though the building is burning, and very dangerous, the firefighters are still bravely running in to fight it.</span> |
| − | * <em>尽管</em> 失败 了 好几次，可 他 仍然 想 创业。 | + | * <em>尽管</em> 失败 了 好几次，可 他 仍然 想 创业。<span class="trans">Even though he's failed many times, he still wants to start a business.</span> |
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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。Even though the leaders aren't coming today, we still can't be lazy.
- 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。Even though the building is burning, and very dangerous, the firefighters are still bravely running in to fight it.
- 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.
可 or 却 can be added before 还是 or 仍然 to further emphasize the shift in meaning in the second phrase.
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