How to pronounce sui ran (虽然) in Chinese
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虽然
suī rán
Characters & meanings
although (in 虽然)
so; thus (in 然后, 突然)
Common mistake
High + rising (1-2): suī glides level through u-ei with a flat dental s, then rán rises on the retroflex r — flat tongue to curled tongue in one word.
Example sentence
虽然很难，但是很有意思。
Suīrán hěn nán, dànshì hěn yǒuyìsi.
Although it's hard, it's interesting.
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