然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 HSK 4 高階級 · Level 4
- however; but; yet
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然
- 不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 not so
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
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- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
- 突然 tū rán ㄊㄨ ㄖㄢˊ dat6 jin4 sudden; abrupt; unexpected
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
Idioms with these characters
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
- 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6 (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟ bat1 nou6 ji4 wai1 (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
Example sentences
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然而 ， 相反 的 理论 理論 往往 也 是 真的 。
And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
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原 版 很 好 ， 然而 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 译文 譯文 有 误 誤 。
The original edition is great, but the Portuguese translation contains errors.
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家乐福 家樂福 的 火腿 剩 料 一点 一點 都 不 贵 貴 ， 然而 却 卻 很 好吃 。
Carrefour's Ham offcuts are not expensive at all, but are nonetheless delicious.
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我 很 累 , 然而 , 我 必须 必須 完成 我 的 回家 作业 作業 。
I am tired; nevertheless, I must finish my homework.
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我们 我們 按时 按時 预定 預定 了 产品 產品 。 然而 ， 要 到 下个月 下個月 后 後 才能 发货 發貨 。
We ordered the products on time. However, they won’t be dispatched until next month.
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