当然 dāngrán▶ Dĩ nhiên; tất nhiên

Stroke order

当然 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 当 — 6 strokes
• 然 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. only natural
2. as it should be
3. certainly
4. of course
5. without doubt

Example sentences

• 你会来吗？当然！Nǐ huì lái ma? Dāngrán!Will you come? Of course!
• 我当然喜欢你。Wǒ dāngrán xǐhuan nǐ.Of course I like you.

Related words

• 然后Sau đó; rồi thì
• 突然đột nhiên
• 当khi nào
• 仍然vẫn
• 当时vào thời điểm đó
• 既然mặc dù

当然 is pronounced dāngrán and means “Dĩ nhiên; tất nhiên”. This word appears in HSK 3, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 当然 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.