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然而

rán'ér
HSK 3.0 · Level 4HSK 2.0 · Level 4

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

  1. (conj.) however, but

Stroke order

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
Words with 然
忽然然后虽然大自然必然当然果然仍然
而
ér
(conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
Words with 而
而且而而是反而从而因而时而而已