No. 454 in Chinese
雖然
"Although" or "though."
In a sentence
雖然今天下雨，我們還是去野餐了。
Although it rained today, we still went for a picnic.
In this sentence, "雖然" is used as a conjunction to introduce a clause that describes a condition or background (it rained today) that contrasts with the main clause (we still went for a picnic).
我學中文不久，雖然，我可以回答基本問題。
I haven't been studying Chinese for long, however, I can answer basic questions.
Here, "雖然" connects the clause describing a limitation (I haven't studied for long) with one that contrasts it (I can answer basic questions).
他雖然很忙，還是抽空來看我。
Although he is very busy, he still found time to visit me.
In this example, "雖然" introduces the background condition (he is busy) that contrasts the following action (he visited me).
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