The document discusses the Chinese grammar pattern "雖然...但是" (suīrán... dànshì), which means "although" and is followed by a "but" word. It provides examples of how the pattern is used to express that while the former part of a sentence is true, the latter part presents an adverse reaction. Some examples provided are "雖然我不餓,但是已經到吃飯時間了" (Although I'm not hungry, it's time to eat) and "雖然想要再玩,但是時間越來越晚了" (Although I want to play more, the time is

1. 雖然…但是：
English meaning:
The grammar pattern 雖然⋯⋯ 但是⋯⋯ (suīrán... dànshì...) is one of the
most commonly used patterns in Chinese, especially in written Chinese.
You can think of it as meaning “although,” but unlike in English, you still
need to follow it up with a “but” word in Chinese.雖然⋯⋯ 但是⋯⋯
expresses that while the former part of the sentence is true, there is an
adverse reaction in the latter part.
Structure:
雖然 ⋯⋯ ，但是⋯⋯
雖然…但是

2. A：你要去吃飯嗎?
Nǐ yào qù chīfàn ma？
Are you going to eat?
B：好啊，雖然我不餓，但是已經到吃飯時間了。
Hǎo a, suīrán wǒ bù è, dànshì yǐjīng dào chīfàn shíjiānle.
Ok, although I am not hungry, it’s time to eat.
雖然…但是

3. A：要不要回家了？
Yào bùyào huí jiāle?
Do you want to go home?
B：好吧，雖然想要再玩，但是時間越來越晚了。
Hǎo ba, suīrán xiǎng yào zài wán, dànshì shíjiān yuè lái yuè wǎnle.
Ok, although I want to play, the time is getting late.
雖然…但是

4. 雖然 … ， 但是 …
雖然 我不餓 ， 但是 已經到吃飯時間了
雖然 想要再玩 ， 但是 時間越來越晚了
雖然…但是

5. A：你沒吃早餐會不會很餓?
Nǐ méi chī zǎocān huì bù huì hěn è？
You didn’t eat, are you hungry?
B：雖然早上不會，但是我越來越餓了。
Suīrán zǎoshang bù huì, dànshì wǒ yuè lái yuè èle.
Although it won't be in the morning, I am getting hungry.
A：還是我們先去吃飯，再去看電影?
Háishì wǒmen xiān qù chīfàn, zài qù kàn diànyǐng?
Or let's go eat first then go to the movies?
B：雖然我很想先去吃飯，但是電影時間快到了。
Suīrán wǒ hěn xiǎng xiān qù chīfàn, dànshì diànyǐng shíjiān kuài dàole.
Although I really want to go to dinner first the movie time is coming.
雖然…但是

6. A：要不要去游泳?
B：好啊， 我不會游泳， 天氣好熱。
A：你都很早睡嗎？
B：對啊，＿我很想晚睡，＿我媽媽都會叫我早睡。
雖然…但是

7. A：你住的公寓很吵，為什麼你還是不搬?
B：(雖然我住的公寓很吵，但是房租便宜。)
A：(要不要去吃飯?)
B：好啊，雖然我現在不餓，但是到了吃飯時間了。