Difference between revisions of "Expressing "since" with "jiran""
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Revision as of 04:58, 11 November 2011
既然 (jìrán) means "since", and is often followed by 就 to mean "since...then" .
Here are some examples:
- 你 既然 不 想 说，那 我 就 不 勉强 你 了。
- 他 既然 那么 有 钱，那 干嘛 不 把 一部分 财产 捐 给 慈善 机构 呢？
- 既然 大家 的 意见 一致，那 最好 趁早 行动！
