chéng​rán

indeed

  • created reference approved 诚然/誠然 → 的确/的確 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诚然 / 誠然 chéng​rán

    的确 / 的確 dí​què

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 诚然/誠然 → 固然 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诚然 / 誠然 chéng​rán

    固然 gù​rán

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 诚然/誠然 · chéng​rán · indeed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诚然 / 誠然

    chéng​rán

    indeed

    truly; really; certainly; used to confirm a statement as true

    诚 (literal) → 诚/誠 · chéng · truly 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 诚然/誠然 · chéng​rán · it is true that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诚然 / 誠然

    chéng​rán

    it is true that

    Used to acknowledge a fact before introducing a contrasting point, often paired with [[但是|但是|dan4 shi4]] or [[旦|旦|dan4]], meaning "to be sure" or "admittedly"

    诚 (literal) → 诚/誠 · chéng · truly 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 诚然/誠然 · chéng​rán · true! — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诚然 / 誠然

    chéng​rán

    true!

    interjection used to express agreement with another's statement

    诚 (literal) → 诚/誠 · chéng · truly 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense