然

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Pronunciation : rán

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Meaning :
  1. right; correct. (adj)
  2. so; like that. (adv)
  3. (Literary) however. (conjunction)
Radical : 灬
Strokes : 12
Traditional : 然
Usage : 68.1%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
然后
rán hòu

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 : then; after that
2.
然而
rán ér

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 : but; however
3.
忽然
hū rán

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 : suddenly; all of a sudden
4.
突然
tū rán

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 : sudden; suddenly; abruptly
5.
当然
dāng rán

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 : of course
6.
虽然
suī rán

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 : although
7.
既然
jì rán

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 : since
8.
不然
bù rán

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 : not so; otherwise
9.
竟然
jìng rán

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 : unexpectedly; to one’s surprise
10.
居然
jū rán

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 : unexpectedly
Sentences:
1. The car swerved to the right.
qì chē tū rán xiàng yòu zhuǎn 。
汽 车 突 然 向 右 转 。

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汽车 : car
突然 : suddenly
向 : towards
右 : right
转 : turn
2. The news took me by surprise.
tīng dào zhè xiāo xi wǒ gǎn dào tū rán 。
听 到 这 消 息 我 感 到 突 然 。

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听 : listen
到 : used as a verb complement to show the result of an action
这 : this
消息 : news
我 : I
感 : feel
突然 : sudden, surprise
3. The truth suddenly dawned on me.
wǒ hū rán míng bai le 。
我 忽 然 明 白 了 。

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我 : I
忽然 : suddenly
明白 : understand; realize
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
4. I’m watching the news first, and I’ll have supper afterwards.
wǒ xiān kàn xīn wén ， rán hòu chī wǎn fàn 。
我 先 看 新 闻 ， 然 后 吃 晚 饭 。

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我 : I
先 : first
看 : watch, look
新闻 : news
然后 : then
吃 : eat
晚饭 : supper
5. Even though it’s raining, it’s not cold.
suī rán xià yǔ ， dàn shì bù lěng 。
虽 然 下 雨 ， 但 是 不 冷 。

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虽然 : although
下雨 : raining
但是 : but
不 : not
冷 : cold
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February 5th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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