既然 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).
Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in
| Collection | Document Title | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| The Scholars 《儒林外史》 | 第三十五回 Chapter 35 | 2 |
| The Scholars 《儒林外史》 | 第四回 Chapter 4 | 2 |
| Book of Sui 《隋書》 | 卷45 列傳第10 文四子 Volume 45 Biographies 10: Wen Sizi | 1 |
| The Book of Songs 《詩經》 | 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang | 1 |
| Book of Jin 《晉書》 | 卷一百〇九 載記第九 慕容皝 Volume 109 Records 9: Murong Huang | 1 |
| Book of Northern Qi 《北齊書》 | 卷十二 補列傳第四 文宣四王 孝昭六王 武成十二王 後主五男 Volume 12 Biographies 4: Four Princes of Wenxuan; Six Princes of Xiaozhao; Twelve Princes of Wucheng; Five Princes of Houzhu | 1 |
| The Scholars 《儒林外史》 | 第三十回 Chapter 30 | 1 |
| The Scholars 《儒林外史》 | 第四十四回 Chapter 44 | 1 |
| Records of the Grand Historian 《史記》 | 《李斯列傳》 Biography of Li Si | 1 |
| The Scholars 《儒林外史》 | 第六回 Chapter 6 | 1 |