既然

jìrán

since; as; now that

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now that; since

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in as much; now that; since

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jì rán

conj. since, as, now

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ji4 ran2

since, as, this being the case

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既然

jì rán

since; as; now that:

既然如此 since it is so; such being the case; under these circumstances;

既然你已经来了，最好还是住下。 Now that you are here, you'd better stay.

既然这个方法不行， 我们试试另一个。 Since this method doesn't work, let's try another.

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既然|既然 [jì rán] ► since ► as ► this being the case