既然
Pinyin: jìrán
since; as; this being the case
Example sentence
你既然已经知道了，还问什么？
Nǐ jìrán yǐjīng zhīdào le, hái wèn shénme?
If you already know, why are you still asking?
What 既然 means
既然 (jìrán) is a Chinese word meaning “since; as; this being the case”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.
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