Read Edit View history Discussion 虽则 suīzé although (initial clause) Origin Definitions Defs 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)