然 rán HSK2 yes Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: so All meanings 17 rán 17 -ly 14so 2correct 1 2 sentences for 然 (rán — so) 大家都以为他会放弃,其实不然。 dàjiā dōu yǐwéi tā huì fàngqì, qíshí bù rán. Everyone thought he would give up, but that was not the case. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary岂其然居? qǐ qí rán jī? How could that be? Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary