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然而
rán ér
however

HSK 4Epic

What does 然而 mean?

然而 (pinyin: rán ér) means however. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 然而

He worked hard, however he failed.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 然 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 而

The characters of 然而

然ráncomponent character
而érand (used to connect two adjectives or clauses) (HSK 4)

Related HSK 4 words

符合fú héto conform to, to meet (requirements)
困kùnsleepy, tired
兴奋xīng fènexcited
交流jiāo liúto exchange, to communicate
轻qīnglight (weight)
究竟jiū jìngexactly, in the end
戴Dàito wear (accessory)
价格jià géprice

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