although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)

I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

Although he did well in the exam, his spoken Chinese is not necessarily as good as yours.

Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.

My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.