created reference approved 然则/然則 → 然而 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
然则 / 然則 ránzé
然而 rán'ér
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 然则/然則 · ránzé · in that case — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
然则 / 然則
ránzé
in that case
(literary) used to transition between sentences or clauses, meaning "that being the case" or "since it is so, then..."
然 (literal) → 然 · rán · correct 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 然则/然則 · ránzé · however — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
然则 / 然則
ránzé
however
(literary) used to show a contrast between two ideas, similar to [[然而|然而|ran2 er2]] or "but"
然 (literal) → 然 · rán · however 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · but
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition