zhè / xiàng / yán / jiū / suī / rán / bù / zhí / jiē / jiě / jué / shí / jì / wèn / tí / dàn / yě / suàn / zhān / biān

这项研究虽然不直接解决实际问题，但也算沾边。

Although this research does not directly solve the practical problem, it is still somewhat relevant.