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当然 (dāng rán): of course

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: of course
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adverb
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

only natural
as it should be
certainly
of course
without doubt
of course
certainly
naturally
without doubt
only natural
as it should be

Chinese explanation

表示事情合乎情理，毫无疑问，理应如此
用来肯定或同意对方的说法，语气很自然。常单独使用，也可以说“当然了”，表示强烈的肯定。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

(onom.) dong

HSK 5

thus; so; however

Example sentences

You can of course come to my birthday party.

He certainly knows the answer to this question.

Of course, I will help you.

This piece of clothing is certainly expensive, but the quality is very good.

—Can you help me? —Of course!

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