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既然 (jì rán) – since

jì rán

since

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1since
  2. 2as
  3. 3this being the case

Example sentences

See 既然 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你既然已经知道了，还问什么？

    nǐ jì rán yǐ jīng zhī dào le ， hái wèn shén me ？

    If you already know, why are you still asking?

  • 既然你们这么说，那让我再想想。

    jì rán nǐ men zhè me shuō ， nà ràng wǒ zài xiǎng xiǎng 。

    Since you all say that, I must think again.

Related words

既

jì

already

当然

dāng rán

only natural

然后

rán hòu

then

虽然

suī rán

although

突然

tū rán

sudden

果然

guǒ rán

really

忽然

hū rán

suddenly

竟然

jìng rán

unexpectedly

然而

rán ér

however

仍然

réng rán

still

自然

zì rán

nature

必然

bì rán

inevitable

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