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HSK 2
虽
雖
suī
1.
although
2.
even though
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (13)
虽是
suīshì
although
虽然
suīrán
although
虽则
suīzé
nevertheless
虽说
suīshuō
though
虽死犹荣
suīsǐyóuróng
lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
虽死犹生
suīsǐyóushēng
lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit
话虽如此
huàsuīrúcǐ
be that as it may
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglǚyèfú
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔdansuīhǎo,zhōngxūlǚyèfúchí
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔdansuīhǎo,quánpínglǚyèfúchí
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglǚyèfúchí
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 503
- Word Frequency Rank
- 991 of 84,292