当然 (當然)
dāng rán
Pinyin
Definition
当然 (當然)
-
- only natural
- as it should be
- certainly
- of course
- without doubt
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一目了然
- 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
- 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
- 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 2 to disapprove
- 3 to take exception to
井然有序
- 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
- 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
- 2 to leave it to nature
- 3 laissez-faire
Sample Sentences
我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿,不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书,当然读不完啦。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
当然好!
Of course!
这……当然得淘啦。
Hmm... of course!
估计是要毕业了吧,您经常陪他们聊聊天,还帮他们修东西,他们当然感激您啦。
I suppose they’re about to graduate soon. And because you often chat with them and even help them to repair their things, they’re of course grateful to you.
我当然看了!设定很有创意,想象有一天太阳会爆炸,人类要把地球推向其他星系。
Of course I’ve watched it! A creative setting where it imagines that the sun will explode and humans will push the earth towards other galaxies.
当然可以!您的健身目标是什么呢?
Of course! What is your fitness goal?
那当然,我口罩会一直戴着。
Of course, I will wear a mask at all times.
当然可以,你听!扑通扑通的,是个健康宝宝。
Of course. Listen! Boom boom, it is a healthy baby.
你要请客我当然没问题啦。
Of course I have no problems if you want to treat me.
当然,也有乐观派说:“说不定哪一天,燕郊划到北京了呢?”
Of course there are also optimists who think maybe Yanjiao will be zoned as Beijing one day?