然 rán
HSK 3 character · 12 strokes · radical 火
Meanings
- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly
Words with 然
- 当然 dāng rán: only natural
- 然后 rán hòu: then; after that; afterwards
- 虽然 suī rán: although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
- 突然 tū rán: sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- 果然 guǒ rán: really
- 忽然 hū rán: suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán: since; as; this being the case
- 竟然 jìng rán: unexpectedly
- 然而 rán ér: however; but; yet
- 仍然 réng rán: still; as before; yet
- 自然 zì rán: nature
Example sentences
她突然出名了。
She suddenly became famous.
Tatoeba #396114 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我们先吃饭，然后再走。
First we'll eat, and then we'll go.
Tatoeba #400336 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
然后呢？
And then?
Tatoeba #407083 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).