然
adverb suffix
All Different “然 rán”
然 rán rarely stands alone — it pairs up to build a whole family of adverbs, from 虽然 suīrán “although” to 居然 jūrán “unexpectedly.” Here’s every 然 rán word covered on the site.
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HSK 2虽然suīránAlthough
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HSK 3仍然réngránStill
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HSK 3当然dāngránOf course
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HSK 3突然tūránSuddenly
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HSK 4忽然hūránSuddenly
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HSK 4既然…就jìrán…jiùSince
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HSK 4然而rán’érHowever
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HSK 4竟然jìngránUnexpectedness
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HSK 5要不然yàobùránOtherwise
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HSK 5依然yīránStill
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HSK 5居然jūránUnexpectedness
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HSK 5果然guǒránAs expected
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HSK 6固然 & 纵然gùrán / zòngránConcession
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HSK 6除非…要不然chúfēi…yàobùránUnless
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HSK 7-9幸亏…要不然xìngkuī…yàobùránLuckily
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HSK 7-9骤然zòuránzhòuránSuddenly
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HSK 7-9断然、截然 & 毅然duànrán / jiérán / yìránResolutely
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HSK 7-9公然gōngránOpenly, rapidly