尽管他是一周前才开始学中文的,然而他已经认识很多字了。

Despite the fact that he has only just started learning Chinese, he already knows lots of characters.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 尽管 jǐnguǎn
  1. despite
  2. although
  3. even though
  4. in spite of
  5. unhesitatingly
  6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
  7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
2
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=3 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 shì variant of shì
=4 一周 zhōu
  1. one week
  2. all the way around
  3. a whole cycle
=4 一周 zhōu
  1. a round; a whole cycle
  2. a week
5 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 293)
  10. former
  11. formerly
=6 cái
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
=6 cái
  1. (variant of cái) just now
  2. (variant of cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
7 开始 kāishǐ
  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

classifier:

8 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology
9 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language
=10 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=11 然而 ránér however; but; yet
=11 然而 rán'ér but; yet
12
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=13 已经 jīng already
=13 已经 jìng already
14 认识 rènshi
  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
15 很多 hěnduō many; much; a lot
16
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier:

=17 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=17 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=17 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=17 liào unofficial variant of liào