HSK 4 vocabulary › 既然
既然
既然 in English: since; as
jì rán
since; as
How to pronounce 既然
jì rán (without tone marks: ji ran). jì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; rán is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 既然
既 jì
already; since; both... (and...)
already; since; both... (and...)
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 |
| 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 |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable; certain | HSK 5 |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so; no | HSK 5 |