Chinese word dictionary

话虽如此

huà suī rú cǐ · be that as it may

Practice word

Word information

Simplified话虽如此

Traditional話雖如此

Pinyinhuà suī rú cǐ

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

话huà

talk, speech; language, dialect

虽suī

although, even though

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

此cǐ

this, these; in this case, then

How to learn 话虽如此

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

打电话dǎdiànhuà

to make a telephone call

电话diànhuà

telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number

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)

比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

的话dehuà

if (coming after a conditional clause)