Meaning of 固然
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gùrán
- admittedly (it's true that...)
固然 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
信任固然好，管控也很重要。
Trust is good, control is better.
你固然是错了，但也不能怪你。
On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that.
婚姻生活固然有许多痛苦的地方，但单身也绝不是一件乐事。
Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.
Stroke order for each character
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固 gù · to solidify · 8 strokes
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然 rán · certainly · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 固然.
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc) |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature (the natural world) |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 当然 | dāngrán | only natural; as it should be |
| 突然 | tūrán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 仍然 | réngrán | still; as before; yet |
| 显然 | xiǎnrán | clearly; evidently; obviously |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural |
| 果然 | guǒrán | really; sure enough |
| 必然 | bìrán | inevitable; certain |
| 不然 | bùrán | not so; no |
Questions about 固然
What does 固然 mean?
固然 (gùrán) means "admittedly (it's true that...)" and is used as a conjunction.
How do you write 固然?
固然 is made of 2 characters: 固 (8 strokes), 然 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 固然 an HSK word?
Yes. 固然 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.