当然
dāng rán
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
竟然
jìng rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 in spite of everything
  4. 4 in that crazy way
  5. 5 actually
  6. 6 to go as far as to
自然
zì rán
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 natural
  3. 3 naturally
虽然
suī rán
  1. 1 although
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 even if
不然
bù rán
  1. 1 not so
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 or else
  4. 4 otherwise
  5. 5 if not
  6. 6 How about ...?
仍然
réng rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 yet
偶然
ǒu rán
  1. 1 incidentally
  2. 2 occasional
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 by chance
  5. 5 randomly
坦然
tǎn rán
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 undisturbed
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
天然
tiān rán
  1. 1 natural
安然
ān rán
  1. 1 safely
  2. 2 peacefully
  3. 3 at a rest
已然
yǐ rán
  1. 1 to be already so
  2. 2 already
必然
bì rán
  1. 1 inevitable
  2. 2 certain
  3. 3 necessity
忽然
hū rán
  1. 1 suddenly
  2. 2 all of a sudden
悄然
qiǎo rán
  1. 1 quietly
  2. 2 sorrowfully
既然
jì rán
  1. 1 since
  2. 2 as
  3. 3 this being the case

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
哑然无生
yǎ rán wú shēng
  1. 1 silence reigns (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
  1. 1 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
安然无恙
ān rán wú yàng
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
  2. 2 to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
怡然自得
yí rán zì dé
  1. 1 happy and content (idiom)
怦然心动
pēng rán xīn dòng
  1. 1 to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)
悍然不顾
hàn rán bù gù
  1. 1 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
  1. 1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at a loss
  3. 3 perplexed
  4. 4 frustrated
成绩卓然
chéng jì zhuó rán
  1. 1 to achieve astounding results (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

Sample Sentences

我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书，当然读不完啦。
wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ，dāngrán dú bù wán la 。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
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当然好！
dāngrán hǎo ！
Of course!
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这……当然得淘啦。
zhè ……dāngrán de táo la 。
Hmm... of course!
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估计是要毕业了吧，您经常陪他们聊聊天，还帮他们修东西，他们当然感激您啦。
gūjì shì yào bìyè le ba ，nín jīngcháng péi tāmen liáo liáotiān ，hái bāng tāmen Xiū dōngxi ，tāmen dāngrán gǎnjī nín la 。
I suppose they’re about to graduate soon. And because you often chat with them and even help them to repair their things, they’re of course grateful to you.
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我当然看了！设定很有创意，想象有一天太阳会爆炸，人类要把地球推向其他星系。
wǒ dāngrán kàn le ！shèdìng hěn yǒu chuàngyì ，xiǎngxiàng yǒu yìtiān tàiyang huì bàozhà ，rénlèi yào bǎ dìqiú tuī xiàng qítā xīng xì 。
Of course I’ve watched it! A creative setting where it imagines that the sun will explode and humans will push the earth towards other galaxies.
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当然可以！您的健身目标是什么呢？
dāngrán kěyǐ ！nín de jiànshēn mùbiāo shì shénme ne ？
Of course! What is your fitness goal?
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那当然，我口罩会一直戴着。
nà dāngrán ，wǒ kǒuzhào huì yīzhí dài zhe 。
Of course, I will wear a mask at all times.
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当然可以，你听！扑通扑通的，是个健康宝宝。
dāngrán kěyǐ ，nǐ tīng ！pūtōng pūtōng de ，shì ge jiànkāng bǎobǎo 。
Of course. Listen! Boom boom, it is a healthy baby.
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你要请客我当然没问题啦。
nǐ yào qǐngkè wǒ dāngrán méi wèntí la 。
Of course I have no problems if you want to treat me.
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当然，也有乐观派说：“说不定哪一天，燕郊划到北京了呢？”
dāngrán ，yě yǒu lèguānpài shuō ：“shuōbudìng nǎ yī tiān ，yānjiāo huá dào Běijīng le ne ？”
Of course there are also optimists who think maybe Yanjiao will be zoned as Beijing one day?
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