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既然

jì rán · ji ran

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Meaning

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  1. since; as; this being the case
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Movie night at home

  1. Liangliang

    既然(jìrán)你(nǐ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)出门(chūmén)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)在家(zàijiā)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)吧(ba)。

    Since you don't want to go out, let's watch a movie at home.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，既然(jìrán)在家(zàijiā)，我(wǒ)来(lái)做(zuò)爆米花(bàomǐhuā)。

    Okay. Since we're at home, I'll make popcorn.

  3. Liangliang

    既然(jìrán)你(nǐ)做(zuò)，我(wǒ)来(lái)选(xuǎn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Since you're making it, I'll pick the movie.

  4. Dengdeng

    既然(jìrán)你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)挑(tiāo)了(le)。

    Since you're picking, I won't be picky.

  5. Liangliang

    既然(jìrán)都(dōu)定(dìng)好(hǎo)了(le)，开始(kāishǐ)吧(ba)！

    Since it's all decided, let's start!

  6. Dengdeng

    既然(jìrán)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)……爆米花(bàomǐhuā)呢(ne)？

    Since we're starting... where's the popcorn?

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In a sentence

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01

既(jì)然(rán)雨(yǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)停(tíng)了(le), 我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le).

Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Versuss · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

既(jì)然(rán)你(nǐ)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ), 那(nà)我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)开(kāi)始(shǐ)吧(ba)。

Since you're here, let's begin.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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