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| − | * 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> | + | * 今天我本来想去泰山玩, <em>然而</em>，天却下起了大雨. <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù Tàishān wán, <em>rán'ér</em>, tiān quèxià qǐle dàyǔ.</span><span class="trans">I originally wanted to go to Tai Mountain, however it was raining hard.</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> | + | *我以为他会来, <em>然而</em>他一直没有来. <span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì lái, <em>rán'ér</em> tā yīzhí méiyǒu lái.</span><span class="trans">I thought he would come, but he never came.</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> | + | *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="pinyin">Suīrán tā shì yī míng jiātíng gùwèn, <em>rán'ér</em> tā zìjǐ de jiātíng shēnghuó què yītuánzāo.</span><span class="trans">He may be a family consultant, but his own family life is bad. </span> |
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Revision as of 18:19, 3 June 2020
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.
Structure
Statement, 然而 + [Unexpected Outcome/Contrary Statement]
Examples
- 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.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4下 (pp. 10) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 58) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
- Anything Goes (无所不谈) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
