# 固然 (gùrán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 固然 (gùrán) means “(adv) admittedly; it's true that”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) admittedly; it's true that
- Pinyin: gùrán (gu4 ran2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 工作固然重要，但健康更重要。
  Gōngzuò gùrán zhòngyào, dàn jiànkāng gèng zhòngyào.
  Work is admittedly important, but health is even more important.

## Characters

- 固 (gù): hard; strong
- 然 (rán): correct; right

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-ran-admittedly/

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