Mandarin · Chapter 22 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Concession: 虽然, 不过, 还是
Conceding a point and pushing past it: 虽然...还是/但是 (although...still), 不过 (nonetheless), and standalone 还是 (even so). The paired connectives, why the second clause carries the real message, and the register difference between 但是 and the lighter 不过.
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