既然 jìrán
jìrán
conjunction
since / as / this being the case
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
, Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: This conjunction is often used as a connecting word in the subordinate clause of subordinate complex sentences. It is often used in the pattern 既然…,就… to express a conclusion deduced from a premise (Sun 2006, loc. 2069).
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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- 第五回 Chapter 5 Water Margin 《水滸傳》 — count: 4
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- 第一百十八回 Chapter 118 Water Margin 《水滸傳》 — count: 3
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