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诚然
  • [chéngrán]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

诚然 [chéngrán]
  1. 1. adverb [确实] truly
    这孩子诚然懂礼貌。
    This child really does know how to be polite.
  2. 2. adverb [固然] admittedly
    困难诚然很多，但我们有信心克服。
    Admittedly there are many difficulties, but we are confident of overcoming them.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

诚然 [chéngrán]
  1. 1. truly; really
    她喜爱她的小狗，那小狗也诚然可爱。
    She loves her puppy, and the puppy is really lovable.
  2. 2. (used correlatively with 但是) no doubt; to be sure; it is true
    旱情诚然是严重的，但是它吓不倒我们。
    True, the drought is serious, but it can't scare us.
    诚然我们的实力不如他们，但我们也有自己的优势。
    诚然他的想法是对的，但他的做法是错的。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

诚然 [chéngrán]
  1. 1. 副 确实;的确
    他诚然是个讲信用的人
  2. 2. 连 固然,用于肯定上文,引起下文转折
    背诵诚然重要,但理解更重要
See more results for 诚然 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

她喜爱她的小狗，那小狗也诚然可爱。
She loves her puppy, and the puppy is really lovable. → 诚然
旱情诚然是严重的，但是它吓不倒我们。
True, the drought is serious, but it can't scare us. → 诚然
诚然他的想法是对的，但他的做法是错的。 → 诚然
诚然我们的实力不如他们，但我们也有自己的优势。 → 诚然
这孩子诚然懂礼貌。
This child really does know how to be polite. → 诚然
困难诚然很多，但我们有信心克服。
Admittedly there are many difficulties, but we are confident of overcoming them. → 诚然
他诚然是个讲信用的人 → 诚然
背诵诚然重要,但理解更重要 → 诚然

Word Decomposition

诚
[chéng] 		+ 然
[rán]

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