Expressing "although" with "jinguan"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

尽管 (jǐnguǎn) means "although," and is a little stronger than 虽然 , perhaps more like "despite" or "even though" in English. 尽管⋯⋯ ，(可是 / 但是 +) Subj. + 还是⋯⋯ 可是 or 但是 can be added to further emphasize the shift in meaning in the second phrase. You may hear the word 尽管 pronounced as both "jǐnguǎn" and "jìnguǎn." Although "jǐnguǎn" is technically correct and "jìnguǎn" is incorrect, many educated native speakers will pronounce 尽量 exclusively as "jìnguǎn."

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 尽管老板最近不在，我们还是不能偷懒。 (jǐnguǎn lǎobǎn zùijìn bùzài ，wǒmen huánshì bù néng tōulǎn 。): "Despite the absence of the boss recently, we can't be lazy."
• 尽管我很生气，但是我没发脾气。 (jǐnguǎn wǒ hěn shēngqì ，dànshì wǒ méi fāpíqì 。): "Although I was angry, I didn't lose my temper."
• 尽管警察已经找到了一些证据，但是他们还是不能抓那个嫌疑人。 (jǐnguǎn jǐngchá yǐjīng zhǎodào le yīxiē zhèngjù ，dànshì tāmen huánshì bùnéng zhuā nàgè xiányírén 。): "Although the police had found some evidence, they could not arrest the suspect."
• 尽管他的书很有争议，但它还是出版了。 (jǐnguǎn tā de shū hěn yǒu zhēngyì ，dàn tā huánshì chūbǎn le 。): "Although his book is controversial, it is still published."
• 尽管困难很多，但是我们不能放弃。 (jǐnguǎn kùnnán hěnduō ，dànshì wǒmen bùnéng fàngqì 。): "Despite the difficulties, we cannot give up."

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