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固然

gù rán

HSK 6 2-character word

What 固然 means

1. admittedly (it's true that...)

The characters in 固然

• 固gùhard; strong; solid
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 你固然是错了，但也不能怪你。
  Nǐ gùrán shì cuò le, dàn yě bù néng guài nǐ.
  On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that.
• 婚姻生活固然有许多痛苦的地方，但单身也绝不是一件乐事。
  Hūnyīn shēnghuó gùrán yǒu xǔduō tòngkǔ de dìfang, dàn dānshēn yě juébù shì yī jiàn lèshì.
  Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.