HSK 6 vocabulary › 固然
固然
固然 in English: admittedly (it's true that...)
gù rán
admittedly (it's true that...)
How to pronounce 固然
gù rán (without tone marks: gu ran). gù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; rán is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 固然
固 gù
hard; strong; solid
hard; strong; solid
然 rán
correct; right; so
correct; right; so
Related words
| 虽然……但是…… | suīrán…dànshì… | although...; but... | HSK 2 |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be | HSK 3 |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that | HSK 3 |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt | HSK 3 |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as | HSK 4 |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | HSK 4 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet | HSK 4 |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before | HSK 4 |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural | HSK 4 |
| 固定 | gù dìng | to fix; to fasten | HSK 5 |