既然
Meaning
jìrán ji4 ran2
- since
- as
- this being the case
Example sentences
- If you already know, why are you still asking?
- As long as you are here, we might as well begin.
- Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.
- Since you all say that, I must think again.
Words sharing a character
- 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as in the past (idiom); as before
- 然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
- 当然dāngránonly natural
- 虽然suīránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)
- 突然tūránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
- 自然zìránnature
- 仍然réngránstill; as before; yet
- 居然jūránunexpectedly
- 显然xiǎnránclearly; evidently; obviously
- 竟然jìngránunexpectedly