What does 既然 mean in Chinese?

既然 (jì rán) means "since; now that" in Chinese.

既然

Q: How do you use 既然 in a sentence?

既然来了，就多住几天。 (Jìrán lái le, jiù duō zhù jǐ tiān.) — Since you're here, stay a few more days.

Pinyin: jì rán

since; now that

🏮 Chinese HSK 4 🔗 Grammar Words

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既然来了，就多住几天。

Jìrán lái le, jiù duō zhù jǐ tiān.

Since you're here, stay a few more days.

What 既然 means

既然 (jì rán) is a Chinese word meaning “since; now that”. It belongs to the Grammar Words topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 4

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