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然而

rán érㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: NHIÊN NHI

Traditional: 然而

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4

Meaning(conjunction)

however; yet; but

Examples

  • 他很努力，然而还是失败了。

    tā hěn nǔ lì, rán ér hái shi shī bài le.

    He tried hard, yet he still failed.

  • 大家都以为会下雨，然而天晴了。

    dà jiā dōu yǐ wéi huì xià yǔ, rán ér tiān qíng le.

    Everyone thought it would rain; however, it cleared up.

  • 计划很好，然而很难实现。

    jì huà hěn hǎo, rán ér hěn nán shí xiàn.

    The plan is good, but hard to carry out.

Easily confused

  • 但是 — Same meaning; 然而 is formal and mostly written; in speech use 但是 or 可是.

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Stroke order

NHIÊN · 12 strokes

NHI · 6 strokes

and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

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