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当然

dāng rán · dang ran

Traditional 當然

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. only natural
  2. as it should be
  3. certainly
  4. of course
  5. without doubt
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Can you swim?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)会(huì)游泳(yóuyǒng)吗(ma)？

    Can you swim?

  2. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)会(huì)！

    Of course!

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)能(néng)游(yóu)多(duō)远(yuǎn)？

    Then how far can you swim?

  4. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)……十(shí)米(mǐ)还是(háishi)可以(kěyǐ)的(de)。

    Of course... ten metres is fine.

  5. Dengdeng

    十(shí)米(mǐ)？那(nà)是(shì)半个(bànge)游泳池(yóuyǒngchí)。

    Ten metres? That's half a pool.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)当然(dāngrán)要(yào)休息(xiūxi)！

    Right, so of course I need a rest!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)当(dāng)然(rán)可(kě)以(yǐ)参(cān)加(jiā)这(zhè)个(ge)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Of course you can join this activity.

02

他(tā)当(dāng)然(rán)知(zhī)道(dào)答(dá)案(àn)，只(zhǐ)是(shì)不(bù)想(xiǎng)说(shuō)。

He certainly knows the answer, he just doesn't want to say.

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当
dāng

to be; to act as

然
rán

correct; right

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