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Stroke order
既然 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.
- 既 — 9 strokes
- 然 — 12 strokes
Example sentences
- 既然来了，就多坐一会儿。Jìrán lái le, jiù duō zuò yíhuìr.Since you are here, stay a little longer.
- 既然你不舒服，就早点休息。Jìrán nǐ bù shūfu, jiù zǎodiǎn xiūxi.Since you are unwell, rest early.
Related words
既然 is pronounced jìrán and means “mặc dù”. You will meet it in HSK 4, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 既然 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.