当然

Character by character

• 当dāng6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 噹bear, accept, undertake; just
• 然rán12 strokesHSK 2yes, certainly; pledge, promise

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 当然了。

  Dāng rán le

  Of course.

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• 当然是的。

  Dāng rán shì de

  Yes, of course.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 当然. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 当dāngHSK 2

  to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at

• 然后rán hòuHSK 2

  then; after that; afterwards

• 虽然suī ránHSK 2

  although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

• 当时dāng shíHSK 2

  then; at that time; while

• 突然tū ránHSK 3

  sudden; abrupt; unexpected

• 自然zì ránHSK 3

  nature; natural; naturally

• 仍然réng ránHSK 3

  still; as before; yet

• 居然jū ránHSK 5

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

• 相当xiāng dāngHSK 3

  equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite

• 显然xiǎn ránHSK 3

  clearly; evidently; obviously

• 竟然jìng ránHSK 4

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to

• 当地dāng dìHSK 3

  local

• 既然jì ránHSK 4

  since; as; this being the case

• 然而rán érHSK 4

  however; yet; but

• 依然yī ránHSK 4

  still; as before

• 不然bù ránHSK 4

  not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?

• 当中dāng zhōngHSK 3

  among; in the middle; in the center

• 当初dāng chūHSK 3

  at that time; originally

• 当年dāng niánHSK 5

  in those days; then; in those years; during that time

• 果然guǒ ránHSK 3

  really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed

• 应当yīng dāngHSK 3

  should; ought to

• 当作dàng zuòHSK 6

  to treat as; to regard as

• 当事人dāng shì rénHSK 7

  persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

• 当天dāng tiānHSK 6

  on that day