# 然而 (rán'ér)

In Mandarin Chinese, 然而 (rán'ér) means “(conj.) however, but”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conj.) however, but
- Pinyin: rán'ér (ran2 er2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 他很努力，然而还是没成功。
  Tā hěn nǔlì, rán'ér háishì méi chénggōng.
  He worked hard; however, he still didn't succeed.

## Characters

- 然 (rán): correct; right
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet

https://hanziro.com/word/ran-er-however-but/

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