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然而

rán ér · ran er

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Meaning

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  1. however; but; yet
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The essay

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？

    What are you writing?

  2. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)作文(zuòwén)。你(nǐ)听(tīng)：春天(chūntiān)到(dào)了(le)，花(huā)开(kāi)了(le)。

    My essay. Listen: spring has come, and the flowers have opened.

  3. Dengdeng

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    Nice! And then?

  4. Liangliang

    然而(ránér)，作业(zuòyè)还(hái)没(méi)写完(xiěwán)。

    However, my homework is not finished yet.

  5. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这个(zhège)然而(ránér)用(yòng)得(de)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！

    Haha, that however is used perfectly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

然(rán)而(ér)这(zhè)也(yě)算(suàn)不(bu)上(shàng)什(shén)么(me)像(xiàng)样(yàng)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

But it isn't even worth calling stuff.

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

02

他(tā)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)得(de)很(hěn)充(chōng)分(fèn)，然(rán)而(ér)还(hái)是(shì)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)。

He prepared very thoroughly; however, he still failed.

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