徒然
tú rán
Pinyin

Definition

徒然
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tú rán
  1. in vain

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
当然
dāng rán
  1. 1 only natural
  2. 2 as it should be
  3. 3 certainly
  4. 4 of course
  5. 5 without doubt
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
固然
gù rán
  1. 1 admittedly (it's true that...)
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
徒弟
tú dì
  1. 1 apprentice
  2. 2 disciple
徒步
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot

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
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
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)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
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)
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
  1. 1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. very poor
  3. 3 wretched
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)
徒劳无功
tú láo wú gōng
  1. 1 to work to no avail (idiom)
徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì
  1. 1 futile endeavor (idiom)
徒呼负负
tú hū fù fù
  1. 1 to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)
徒拥虚名
tú yōng xū míng
  1. 1 to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)

Sample Sentences

假使他把原诗写成了“我心里有猛虎雄踞在花旁”，那就会显得呆笨，死板，徒然加强了人性的内在矛盾。
jiǎshǐ tā bǎ yuán shī xiěchéng le “wǒ xīnli yǒu měng hǔ xióngjù zài huā páng ”，nā jiù huì xiǎnde dāibèn ，sǐbǎn ，túrán jiāqiáng le rénxìng de nèizài máodùn 。
If he'd written the line in the original poem as "In me the tiger towers proudly beside the rose", it would seem clumsy and stiff, emphasizing the internal conflict in humanity a little excessively.
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