尽管中文学起来不容易，可是比你想的简单。

Although it seems very difficult to study Chinese, it's not as hard as you think.

Although studying Chinese seems difficult, it's simpler than you think.

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 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language
3 学 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology
=4 起来 qǐlai
  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. also pr. qǐlái
=4 起来 qilai
  1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
  3. indicating completion
  4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. also pr. qǐlai
=4 起来 qǐlái
  1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
  2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
  3. to get up; to get out of bed
  4. to rise up; to get up
5 不容易 bùróngyì
  1. difficult; hard; troublesome
  2. having a hard time; having a tough time
6 可是 kěshì
  1. but; however
  2. (used for emphasis) indeed
=7 比 Bǐ
  1. Belgium
  2. Belgian
  3. abbr. for 比利时 Bǐlìshí
=7 比 bī euphemistic variant of 屄 bī
=7 比 bǐ
  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
=7 比 pí
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
  4. used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
  5. used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
  6. used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
=7 比 bì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) close; near
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dense; closely packed
  3. close; near
  4. dense; closely packed
=7 比 pǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
  2. alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
=8 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=8 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
9 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
=10 的 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 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 简单 jiǎndān simple; not complicated