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虽说

suīshuō

although; even though

A person with an umbrella walks toward a rain cloud, sun behind
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说 shuō

Strokes
9
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 虽说方案已经通过,但执行细节仍有许多争议。 Suīshuō fāng'àn yǐjīng tōngguò, dàn zhíxíng xìjié réng yǒu xǔduō zhēngyì. Although the proposal has already been approved, many details of its implementation remain disputed.
  • 虽说天气不好,我们还是决定去爬山。 Suīshuō tiānqì bù hǎo, wǒmen háishì juédìng qù páshān. Although the weather is bad, we still decided to go hiking.
  • 这家店虽说小,菜的味道却特别好。 Zhè jiā diàn suīshuō xiǎo, cài de wèidào què tèbié hǎo. Although this shop is small, the food tastes especially good.

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