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Examples
- 《聊斋志异》所记鬼怪故事诚属荒诞不经，然而却能引人入胜，多年来为无数读者所喜爱。
- Though admittedly wild and fanciful, the ghost stories of the Liao Zhai Zhi Yi have a beauty that has captivated countless readers over the years. → 荒诞不经
- 这篇文章写得不错，然而还可以改进。
- The composition is all right, there is room for improvement, however. → 然而
- 我失败了，然而还要试试。
- I have failed, yet I shall try again. → 然而
- 电脑中病毒了，然而还可以开机。 → 然而
- 他高中毕业了，然而还喜欢去中学校园玩。 → 然而
- 他发了财，然而生活依然俭朴。
- Even after he'd made it, he led a simple and thrifty life. → 然而
- 冁然而笑。 → 冁
- 艴然而返。 → 艴
- 他原先答应得很好,然而没过几天就变卦了 → 然而
- 还是少说些冠冕堂皇然而不切实际的空话吧。 → 然而
Collocations
- 然而我错了
- however, i was wrong
- 沉默然而坚定
- silent but determined
- 然而意想不到的是
- to one's surprise
nciku Note
Paired conjunctions as Conveyors of alternatives in a complex sentence
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A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" (if… then…), and "总而言之" (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.
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