虽则 suīzé although (initial clause) Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 虽则 雖則 suīzé although (initial clause) used in the first clause to concede a fact that does not invalidate the main statement, often paired with 可是 kěshì or 但是 dànshì although (supplementary) used in the second clause to provide a supplementary concession or qualification to the preceding statement even if even if; even though; granting that; often used for hypothetical or emphatic concession Frequency Written text 0.392 per million Cross-References Same as 虽然 suīránSynonym 是则 shìzé Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
虽则 雖則 suīzé although (initial clause) used in the first clause to concede a fact that does not invalidate the main statement, often paired with 可是 kěshì or 但是 dànshì although (supplementary) used in the second clause to provide a supplementary concession or qualification to the preceding statement even if even if; even though; granting that; often used for hypothetical or emphatic concession Frequency Written text 0.392 per million Cross-References Same as 虽然 suīránSynonym 是则 shìzé Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)