Nantoka/既然jì ránHSK 4既然 (jì rán) is a Chinese word meaning “since; as; this being the case”.Meanings1since; as; this being the casePart of speechconjunctionCharacters in 既然既jì · already然rán · correctRelated words然后then; after that; afterwards当然only natural虽然although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)突然sudden; abrupt; unexpected显然clearly; evidently; obviously仍然still; as before; yet居然unexpectedly不然not so自然nature竟然unexpectedly既already然而however; but; yetStudy Chinese with flashcards →