当然
dāng ránㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: ĐƯƠNG NHIÊN
Traditional: 當然
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1
Meaning(adverb, distinguishing word)
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
Examples
你会来吗?当然会!
nǐ huì lái ma? dāng rán huì!
Will you come? Of course!
他是老师,当然知道。
tā shì lǎo shī, dāng rán zhī dào.
He's a teacher, so of course he knows.
这当然是好事。
zhè dāng rán shì hǎo shì.
This is certainly a good thing.
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Stroke order
ĐÁNG · 6 strokes
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
NHIÊN · 12 strokes
Related words
- 当 dāng — (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
- 当时 dāng shí — then; at that time; while
- 当地 dāng dì — local
- 相当 xiāng dāng — equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
- 当代 dāng dài — the present age; the contemporary era
- 上当 shàng dàng — taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
- 当初 dāng chū — at that time; originally
- 当事人 dāng shì rén — persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)