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Chinese Grammar: "concession" | HaoHSK

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17 grammar points related to "concession", organised by HSK 3.0 and HSK 2.0 level.

HSK Grammar · HSK 3.09 grammar points

HSK 2 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

虽然…但是…Conjunction Pair 虽然…但是… (suīrán…dànshì…) – Although… Yet / But…Conjunction pair expressing concession and contrast

HSK 3 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

虽然…但是…Concessive conjunction 虽然…但是… (although... yet...)Although / even though... (yet/but)...

HSK 4 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

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尽管…还是…

Structure 尽管…还是… (jǐnguǎn... háishi...): Even though... still...Even though... still... (strong concession)

即使…也…Structure 即使…也… (jíshǐ... yě...): Even if... still...Even if... still... (hypothetical concession)

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宁可…也不…Resolute Conjunction 宁可……也不…… – Would Rather... Than...Conjunction pair accepting hardship rather than violating principles
倒 / 倒是Modal Adverbs 倒 / 倒是 (dào / dàoshì): Actually / On the contrary / Admittedly...Actually / instead (mild contrast); admittedly... (concession)
就是…也…Hypothetical Concessive Structure 就是…也… (jiùshì... yě...): Even if... still...Even if... still... (colloquial equivalent of 即使…也…)

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即便 / 纵然 / 哪怕……也……Even if / Even though: 即便 / 纵然 / 哪怕……也……Even if / Even though / No matter how... still...

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虽然……但是……Conjunction 虽然……但是……Although... but...

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即使……也……即使……也…… (jíshǐ……yě……) – even if … still …even if … still …
尽管尽管 (jǐnguǎn) – although; feel free toalthough; feel free to
再……也……再……也…… (zài……yě……) – however … (still) …however … (still) …

HSK 5 Grammar (HSK 2.0)

倒倒 (dào) – on the contrary; though (concessive)on the contrary; though (concessive)

HSK 6 Grammar (HSK 2.0)

固然固然 (gùrán) – admittedly, it's true that … (but)admittedly, it's true that … (but)
即便即便 (jíbiàn) – even ifeven if
哪怕哪怕 (nǎpà) – even if, even thougheven if, even though

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