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然 rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 2
Radical
灬
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 肰灬 ⿱肰灬

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 他当然会来。
    Tā dāngrán huì lái.
    He will certainly come.
    he of-course will come
  2. 然后你打算做什么？
    Ránhòu nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
    What do you plan to do after that?
    then you plan do what
  3. 先吃饭，然后再走吧。
    Xiān chī fàn, ránhòu zài zǒu ba.
    Eat first, then leave.
    first eat meal, then again leave (suggestion)
  4. 这件事不是突然发生的。
    Zhè jiàn shì bú shì tūrán fāshēng de.
    This didn't happen suddenly.
    this (measure) matter not is sudden happen (particle)
  5. 昨天晚上突然下起了雨。
    Zuótiān wǎnshang tūrán xià qǐ le yǔ.
    Last night it suddenly started raining.
    yesterday evening sudden fall rise (particle) rain

Words with 然 (25)