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zòngrán... yě...
even though... still... (纵然……也……)
纵然 A，也 B is a formal “even though/even if A, still B.” It has a literary and emphatic tone.
Leitbeispiel
纵然困难重重，我们也不能放弃目标。
Zòngrán kùnnan chóngchóng, wǒmen yě bù néng fàngqì mùbiāo.
Even though there are many difficulties, we still cannot give up the goal.
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Read the sample sentence and notice how 纵然……也…… works in the frame: 纵然 A，也 B.
纵然 is more literary than 即使/即便. It often appears in speeches, essays, and serious statements of determination. Do not add 所以; the relation is concession.
Grammatikmuster
纵然 A，也 B
introduces a strong concessive condition while keeping the result unchanged
纵然困难重重，我们也不能放弃目标。
Zòngrán kùnnan chóngchóng, wǒmen yě bù néng fàngqì mùbiāo.
Even though there are many difficulties, we still cannot give up the goal.
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