Happy Chinese（快乐汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来，展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

Today let's learn this sentence "Even though…, still…".今天我们来介绍“尽管……，还是……”这个句型。


Words:
滑竿 huágān:litter (form of transportation)
半山腰 bànshānyāo:halfway up a hill
五女山 Wǔnǚshān:Wunv Mountain
叹为观止 tànwéiguānzhǐ:to acclaim (something) as the pinnacle of perfection
一夫当关，万夫莫开 yì fū dāng guān，wàn fū mò kāi:If one man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot get through.

Sentences:

1.jǐnguǎn……，háishì……尽管……，还是……
Even though…, still…

2.Jǐnguǎn shānlù zhème dǒu，wǒmen háishì láidàole shāndǐng。尽管山路这么陡，我们还是来到了山顶。
Even though the mountain road was so steep, we still made it to the mountain top.

3.Jǐnguǎn jǐ qiān nián guòqùle，chéngqiáng háishì kěyǐ rúcǐ jiāngù di chùlìzhe。尽管几千年过去了，城墙还是可以如此兼顾地矗立着。
Even though several thousand years have passed, the city walls still stand strong and secure.