然而(rán ér): however
HSK 42 characters
however
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- rán ér
- Meaning
- however; but; yet
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 然而 — tap one to open its word page.
hū忽rán然
HSK 2suddenly; all of a sudden
ér而qiě且
HSK 2(not only ...) but also
rán然hòu后
HSK 2then; after that; afterwards
suī虽rán然
HSK 2although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
dà大zì自rán然
HSK 2nature (the natural world)
réng仍rán然
HSK 3still; as before; yet
bì必rán然
HSK 3inevitable
guǒ果rán然
HSK 3really
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