MEANING/意义
    既然
      
  • jì rán
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    since; this being the case; as (compared to) 
    Type conjunction/连词  
        
      2
      
    since (a time) 
    Type conjunction/连词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 既然...,就...
      
      
    jì rán ...,jiù ...
      
    sound for pinyin
    Now that..., then...

  • 既然....,当然....
      
      
    jì rán ...,dāng rán ...
      
    sound for pinyin
    Since/as..., of course...
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 既然如此
      
    jì rán rú cǐ
      
    sound for pinyin
    since this is the case; under such circumstances
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