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既然 jì rán

HSK 4 word

Meanings

• since; as; this being the case

Characters

• 既 jì: already
• 然 rán: correct

Example sentences

你既然已经知道了，还问什么？
If you already know, why are you still asking?
Tatoeba #3538037 by trieuho (CC BY 2.0 FR)

既然你们这么说，那让我再想想。
Since you all say that, I must think again.
Tatoeba #3540560 by trieuho (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).