自然

zì rán · zi ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. nature
  2. natural
  3. naturally

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2 examples
01

他(tā)被(bèi)很(hěn)多(duō)人(rén)围(wéi)着(zhe),自(zì)然(rán)变(biàn)得(de)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bluepie88 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)保(bǎo)护(hù)自(zì)然(rán),不(bú)要(yào)乱(luàn)扔(rēng)垃(lā)圾(jī)。

We should protect nature and not litter.

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