Difference between revisions of "Expressing "however" with "ran'er""

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然而 (rán'ér) is a conjunction used to express "however" or "but." The difference between 然而 (rán'ér) and 可是 or 不过 is that 然而 is more formal.

Statement, 然而 + [Unexpected Outcome/Contrary Statement]

今天我本来想去泰山玩, 然而，天却下起了大雨. I originally wanted to go to Tai Mountain, however it was raining hard.
我以为他会来, 然而他一直没有来. I thought he would come, but he never came.
虽然他是一名家庭顾问, 然而他自己的家庭生活却一团糟. He may be a family consultant, but his own family life is bad.

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-* 老师已经把话题解释了好几次, <em>然而</em>，学生还不明白. <span class="trans">The teacher explained the topic multiple times, however, the students still did not understand.</span>
+* 今天我本来想去泰山玩, <em>然而</em>，天却下起了大雨. <span class="trans">I originally wanted to go to Tai Mountain, however it was raining hard.</span>
-*我每天都跟他聊天，<em>然而</em>我不记得他的名字. <span class="trans">I speak to her everyday, however, I don't remember her name. </span>
+*我以为他会来, <em>然而</em>他一直没有来. <span class="trans">I thought he would come, but he never came.</span>
-*我很喜欢那件裤子. <em>然而</em>，我买不起. <span class="trans">I like those pants a lot. However, I cannot afford them. </span>
+*虽然他是一名家庭顾问, <em>然而</em>他自己的家庭生活却一团糟. <span class="trans">He may be a family consultant, but his own family life is bad. </span>
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