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  1. <p>尽管 (jǐnguǎn) means &quot;although,&quot; and is a little stronger than 虽然, perhaps more like &quot;even though.&quot;</p>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <div class="jiegou">
  4. <p>尽管 A,还是 / 仍然 B</p>
  5. </div>
  6. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
  7. <div class="liju">
  8. <ul>
  9. <li><em>尽管</em>领导 今天 不 来,可 我们 还是 不 能 偷懒。<span class="trans">Even though the leaders aren't coming today, we still can't be lazy.</span></li>
  10. <li><em>尽管</em> 火 很大,很 危险,消防员 仍然 勇敢 地 冲了 进去。<span class="trans">Even though the fire was big and it was very dangerous, the firefighters are still bravely running in.</span></li>
  11. <li><em>尽管</em> 失败 了 好几次,可 他 仍然 想 创业。<span class="trans">Even though he's failed many times, he still wants to start a business.</span></li>
  12. <li><em>尽管</em> 实现 这个 目标 不 太 容易,但是 我们 不能 这么快 就 放弃 。<span class="trans">Even though it's not that easy to realize this goal, we can't just give up on it.</span></li>
  13. <li><em>尽管</em> 没 人 赞同 他的 观点,他 还是 坚持 自己 的 看法。<span class="trans">Even though nobody agreed with him,he still holds to his views.</span></li>
  14. </ul>
  15. </div>
  16. <p>可 or 但是 can be added before 还是 or 仍然 to further emphasize the shift in meaning in the second phrase.</p>
  17. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  18. <ul>
  19. <li><a href="&quot;Although&quot;_with_&quot;suiran&quot;_and_&quot;danshi&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Although&quot; with &quot;suiran&quot; and &quot;danshi&quot;</a></li>
  20. <li><a href="&quot;Not…_But_Rather…&quot;_with_&quot;er_shi&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Not… But Rather…&quot; with &quot;er shi&quot;</a></li>
  21. </ul>
  22. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  23. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  24. <ul>
  25. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(新实用汉语课本4)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (p. 206) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">→buy</a></li>
  26. </ul>
  27. <p> </p>
  28. <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p>