虽
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although; even though
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 虫 +3
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 雖
- Common rank
- #2,832
- Unicode
- U+867D
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Formation & memory
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Words with 虽
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 | the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom); small but complete in… | |
| 牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持 | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom)… | |
| 话虽如此 | be that as it may | |
| 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom)… | |
| 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom)… | |
| 虽死犹生 | lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit | |
| 虽死犹荣 | lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death | |
| 虽然 | although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc) | |
| 虽说 | though; although | |
| 虽败犹荣 | honorable even in defeat (idiom) | |
| 虽是 | although; even though; even if | |
| 秤砣虽小压千斤 | although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently insignific… | |
| 虽迟但到 | (slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up | |
| 虽则 | nevertheless; although |