纵
然

Even if in Chinese: 纵然 (zòng rán)

zòng rán

even if

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 縱然1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1even if
  2. 2even though

Stroke order

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纵
然

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ㄗㄨㄥˋ

zòng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

纵然

Simplified

縱然

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 纵然再苦，他也不会放弃。

    zòng rán zài kǔ， tā yě bú huì fàng qì。

    Even if it gets harder, he won't give up.

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Related words

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

既然

jì rán

since

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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