# 既然 (jìrán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 既然 (jìrán) means “(conj.) since, given that”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conj.) since, given that
- Pinyin: jìrán (ji4 ran2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 既然你累了，就早点休息吧。
  Jìrán nǐ lèi le, jiù zǎodiǎn xiūxi ba.
  Since you are tired, rest early.

## Characters

- [既](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-both-and/) (jì): both... and...; since
- 然 (rán): correct; right

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-ran-since-given-that/

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