然
rán
Pinyin
Definition
然
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- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly
Character Decomposition
Compounds (1)
- 1 to burn
- 2 to ignite
- 3 to light
- 4 fig. to spark off (hopes)
- 5 to start (debate)
- 6 to raise (hopes)
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
她要她的白马王子眼睛大,眉毛浓,头发微微自然卷,个子还要高,最重要的是要有钱,要能常常买新衣服,买她想要的东西给她。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
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!
然后呢?
And then?
动物在不同的自然环境中,为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色,而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树,而是整个自然环境。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
但即使反射出去了,因为稀薄的大气层,水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住,所以到了晚上,温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
温差如此大,液态水自然难以留住。
By how dramatically the temperature would drop, it is hard to remain liquid water.
虽然水星表面的温度很高,但是北极的一些陨石坑里常年见不到太阳,所以温度都低于摄氏零下161度。
Although the temperature on Mercury's surface is high, there is no sunlight for years in some craters in the north pole area, hence the temperature is usually below 161 degree celsius.
妈妈经常唠叨我:十字路口非常危险,常常有车突然冲过来,所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."