虽

The character "虽" has 9 strokes. "虽" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "虽" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "虽" are "suī" . View the stroke order of "虽">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "虽"

conj.: despite the fact that; though; although; even if/though; even

• though : conj.虽然；尽管；不过；然而；可是；即使
• although : conj.虽然；尽管；无论如何；但是
• even : adv.甚至；即使

Form words with "虽"

Example phrases using "虽"

• 他虽已年过花甲，但依旧很勤奋。

  He is over sixty, but he is still as diligent as ever.

• 他虽是个火性子，心地却很善良。

  Hot-tempered as he is, he has his heart in the right place.

• 他的文字虽气盛，却不失雅致。

  His style, though vigorous, is not without elegance.

• 祖父虽已年近八旬，精神还很健旺。

  Although my grandfather is approaching eighty, he is still healthy and vigorous.

• 电影虽不是很好，但还差不多。

  The movie wasn’t great, but it was passable.

• 他英语考试虽不及格，却满不在乎。

  He wasn’t bothered at all after failing the English exam.

• 他虽有前科，但也不能嫌弃他。

  Though he has a criminal record, we should not give him the cold shoulder. / His criminal record shouldn’t make us forsake him.

• 他话虽难听，可他对你并未怀有恶意。

  Harsh as his remarks were, he did not owe you ill will.

• 他虽年纪轻轻，但说话办事与众不同。

  Young as he is, he is quite out of the ordinary in what he says and does.

• 逆境虽不能使人致富，却能使人聪明。

  Adversity makes a man wise, though not rich.