Chinese word dictionary

虽说

suīshuō · though; although

Practice word

Word information

Simplified虽说

Traditional雖說

Pinyinsuīshuō

Part of speech连

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

虽suī

although, even though

说shuō

to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

How to learn 虽说

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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说shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说话shuōhuà

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

虽然suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

听说tīngshuō

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

说法shuōfǎ

to expound Buddhist teachings

说明shuōmíng

to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]