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既然
jìrán
1.
since
2.
as
3.
this being the case
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown
Example Sentences (2)
真的吗？太好了！既然明天晚上公司会关灯停电，那么我们肯定不用加班了。
Zhēn de ma? Tài hǎo le! Jìrán míngtiān wǎnshàng gōngsī huì guān dēng tíngdiàn, nàme wǒmen kěndìng bú yòng jiābān le.
Really? That's great! Since the company will turn off the lights and cut the power tomorrow night, then we definitely won't have to work overtime.
Text 3
既然别人找我帮忙，说明他真的很需要我的帮助。我担心要是说“不”的话，会让他误会和伤心。
Jìrán biérén zhǎo wǒ bāngmáng, shuōmíng tā zhēn de hěn xūyào wǒ de bāngzhù. Wǒ dānxīn yàoshì shuō 'bù' de huà, huì ràng tā wùhuì hé shāngxīn.
Since someone asked me for help, it shows that he really needs my help. I'm worried that if I say 'no', it will make him misunderstand and feel hurt.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,663 of 84,292