纵然 meaning in English

zòngrán

even if; even though

HSK 7-9conjunctionTraditional 縱然19 strokes

Meaning of 纵然

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zòngrán
  1. even if; even though

纵然 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

纵zòng然rán没méi有yǒu人rén陪péi我wǒ,我wǒ也yě要yào去qù看kàn这zhè部bù电diàn影yǐng。
Even if no one goes with me, I still want to see this movie.

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纵 zòng · to indulge in · 7 strokes

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然 rán · certainly · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 纵然.

然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
虽然suīránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
忽然hūránsuddenly; all of a sudden
当然dāngránonly natural; as it should be
突然tūránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
仍然réngránstill; as before; yet
显然xiǎnránclearly; evidently; obviously
自然zìránnature; natural
果然guǒránreally; sure enough
必然bìráninevitable; certain
不然bùránnot so; no

Questions about 纵然

What does 纵然 mean?

纵然 (zòngrán) means "even if; even though" and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 纵然?

纵然 is made of 2 characters: 纵 (7 strokes), 然 (12 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 纵然 an HSK word?

Yes. 纵然 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 纵然 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 纵然 is written 縱然.