↔ Contrast & Concession — 转折让步
虽然/尽管/即使/不过 — show two sides. These 10 sentences are battle-tested HSK 4 building blocks — memorize them as whole chunks, then swap in your own vocabulary. Part of the 100 essential HSK 4 sentences collection.
Grammar patterns used in this set / 本组句子用到的语法
虽然…但是 (although) →尽管 (even though) →即使…也 (even if) →不过 / 然而 (however) →无论 / 不管 (no matter) →The 10 sentences / 句子清单
1
虽然他很累，但是还在坚持工作。
Suīrán tā hěn lèi, dànshì hái zài jiānchí gōngzuò.
Although he is tired, he is still working hard.
📋 concession
2
尽管下着大雨，他还是按时来上班了。
Jǐnguǎn xià zhe dà yǔ, tā háishi ànshí lái shàngbān le.
Despite the heavy rain, he still came to work on time.
📋 stronger concession
3
即使遇到困难，我也不会放弃。
Jíshǐ yùdào kùnnán, wǒ yě bú huì fàngqì.
Even if I encounter difficulties, I will not give up.
📋 hypothetical concession
4
他的中文虽然不太流利，但是发音很标准。
Tā de Zhōngwén suīrán bú tài liúlì, dànshì fāyīn hěn biāozhǔn.
Although his Chinese is not very fluent, his pronunciation is very standard.
📋 balanced contrast
5
其实事情没有想象的那么严重。
Qíshí shìqíng méiyǒu xiǎngxiàng de nàme yánzhòng.
Actually, the matter is not as serious as imagined.
📋 softening reality
6
不过，这个办法也有一些缺点。
Búguò, zhège bànfǎ yě yǒu yìxiē quēdiǎn.
However, this method also has some shortcomings.
📋 noting drawback
7
无论遇到什么困难，我们都要坚持到底。
Wúlùn yùdào shénme kùnnán, wǒmen dōu yào jiānchí dàodǐ.
No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must persist to the end.
📋 regardless statement
8
不管多忙，他每天都会陪孩子玩一会儿。
Bùguǎn duō máng, tā měi tiān dōu huì péi háizi wán yíhuìr.
No matter how busy he is, he plays with his child every day.
📋 regardless habit
9
可是我没想到结果会这样。
Kěshì wǒ méi xiǎngdào jiéguǒ huì zhèyàng.
But I didn't expect the outcome would be like this.
📋 expressing surprise
10
然而，事实并不像他说的那么简单。
Rán'ér, shìshí bìng bú xiàng tā shuō de nàme jiǎndān.
However, the fact is not as simple as he said.
📋 formal contrast
Active Recall Practice / 回忆练习
Read the English, say the Chinese out loud, then reveal to check yourself. Recall practice is 3× more effective than re-reading.
Although he is tired, he is still working hard.
Despite the heavy rain, he still came to work on time.
Even if I encounter difficulties, I will not give up.
Although his Chinese is not very fluent, his pronunciation is very standard.
Actually, the matter is not as serious as imagined.
However, this method also has some shortcomings.
No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must persist to the end.
No matter how busy he is, he plays with his child every day.
But I didn't expect the outcome would be like this.
However, the fact is not as simple as he said.
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