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Chinese Traditional: 既然
Chinese Simplified: 既然
Pinyin: ji4 ran2
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ
English Meaning: since

Example Sentences:

既然你這麼累，我們就休息一下吧！
既然你这么累，我们就休息一下吧！
ji4 ran2 ni3 zhe4 me5 lei4, wo3 men5 jiu4 xiu1 xi2 yi2 xia4 ba5!
Since you are so tired, let's take a break then!
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Related Words:

既既

jì

1. not only.. (but also) 2. already 3. since, as

Here: since, as

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然然

rán

1. just like that, thus 2. but, however, still 3. really, if so 4. (suffix forming adverbs, sometimes also adjectives, with an abstract meaning of: in the manner of, like)

Here: just like that, thus

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