当然
dāng​rán HSK3

of course

当然 當然 dāng​rán
of course adverb
certainly; without doubt; used to express strong affirmation

是的，我们当然了解。

shì​de, wǒ​men dāng​rán liǎo​jiě.

Yes, of course we understand.

律师，当然，不相信我。

lǜ​shī, dāng​rán, bù xiāng​xìn wǒ.

The lawyer, of course, didn't believe me.

to be sure adverb
Used at the start of a sentence or clause to add a qualification or extra information, often functioning like a parenthetical remark.

这些只是想法，当然；我希望你能找到一些有用的。

zhè​xiē zhǐ​shì xiǎng​fa, dāng​rán; wǒ xī​wàng nǐ néng zhǎo dào yī​xiē yǒu yòng de.

These are just ideas, of course; I hope you find some of them helpful.

natural adjective
as it should be; only natural; proper
by right
Describes a status that is automatic, held by right of office, or held without need for further action like an election.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
784.4 per million appears in 92% of films
Written text
181.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Cross-References

See

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)