既然

jì rán · ji ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. since; as; this being the case

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2 examples
01

既(jì)然(rán)雨(yǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)停(tíng)了(le), 我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le).

Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Versuss · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

既(jì)然(rán)你(nǐ)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ), 那(nà)我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)开(kāi)始(shǐ)吧(ba)。

Since you're here, let's begin.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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