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当然

dāng rán

HSK 3 2-character word Traditional 當然

What 当然 means

1. only natural
2. as it should be
3. certainly
4. of course
5. without doubt

The characters in 当然

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 当然。
  Of course.
• 当然!
  Of course!
• 当然哪！
  Definitely!
• 当然了。
  Of course.
• 当然是的。
  Yes, of course.
• 哦，当然。
  Oh, sure.

Words containing 当然

• 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course…
• 想当然xiǎng dāng ránto take sth as given; to make assumptions
• 想当然尔xiǎng dāng rán ěrto take sth as given; to assume; as one would expect
• 想当然耳xiǎng dāng rán ěrvariant of 想当然尔