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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
虽然 suīrán	虽然 \| 虽然* \| *虽然	although / even though / even if	雖然 HSK 2


然后 ránhòu	然后 \| 然后* \| *然后	after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards	然後 HSK 3


突然 tūrán	突然 \| 突然* \| *突然	sudden / abrupt / unexpected	HSK 3


当然 dāngrán	当然 \| 当然* \| *当然	only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt	當然 HSK 3


自然 zìrán	自然 \| 自然* \| *自然	nature / natural / naturally	HSK 4


然而 rán'ér	然而 \| 然而* \| *然而	however / yet / but	HSK 4


竟然 jìngrán	竟然 \| 竟然* \| *竟然	unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to	HSK 4


仍然 réngrán	仍然 \| 仍然* \| *仍然	still / yet	HSK 4


既然 jìrán	既然 \| 既然* \| *既然	since / as / this being the case	HSK 4


居然 jūrán	居然 \| 居然* \| *居然	unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to	HSK 5


果然 guǒrán	果然 \| 果然* \| *果然	really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed	HSK 5


依然 yīrán	依然 \| 依然* \| *依然	still / as before	HSK 5


显然 xiǎnrán	显然 \| 显然* \| *显然	clear / evident / obvious(ly)	顯然 HSK 5


不然 bùrán	不然 \| 不然* \| *不然	not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?	HSK 5


必然 bìrán	必然 \| 必然* \| *必然	inevitable / certain / necessity	HSK 5


偶然 ǒurán	偶然 \| 偶然* \| *偶然	incidentally / occasional / occasionally / by chance / randomly	HSK 5


忽然 hūrán	忽然 \| 忽然* \| *忽然	suddenly / all of a sudden	HSK 5


天然气 tiānránqì	天然气 \| 天然气* \| *天然气	natural gas	天然氣 HSK 6


恍然大悟 huǎngrándàwù	恍然大悟 \| 恍然大悟* \| *恍然大悟	to suddenly realize / to suddenly see the light	HSK 6


固然 gùrán	固然 \| 固然* \| *固然	admittedly (it's true that...)	HSK 6


毅然 yìrán	毅然 \| 毅然* \| *毅然	firmly / resolutely / without hesitation	HSK 6


公然 gōngrán	公然 \| 公然* \| *公然	openly / publicly / undisguised	HSK 6


茫然 mángrán	茫然 \| 茫然* \| *茫然	blankly / vacantly / at a loss	HSK 6


自然科学 zìránkēxué	自然科学 \| 自然科学* \| *自然科学	natural sciences	自然科學


天然 tiānrán	天然 \| 天然* \| *天然	natural


自然资源 zìránzīyuán	自然资源 \| 自然资源* \| *自然资源	natural resource	自然資源


然 rán	然 \| 然* \| *然	correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly


悄然 qiǎorán	悄然 \| 悄然* \| *悄然	quietly / sorrowfully


要不然 yàobùrán	要不然 \| 要不然* \| *要不然	otherwise / or else / or


自然而然 zìrán'érrán	自然而然 \| 自然而然* \| *自然而然	involuntary / automatically


自然语言 zìrányǔyán	自然语言 \| 自然语言* \| *自然语言	natural language	自然語言


坦然 tǎnrán	坦然 \| 坦然* \| *坦然	calm / undisturbed


嫣然 yānrán	嫣然 \| 嫣然* \| *嫣然	beautiful / sweet / engaging


一目了然 yīmùliǎorán	一目了然 \| 一目了然* \| *一目了然	obvious at a glance (idiom)


一目了然 yīmùliǎorán	一目了然 \| 一目了然* \| *一目了然	obvious at a glance (idiom)	一目瞭然


安然 ānrán	安然 \| 安然* \| *安然	safely / peacefully / at a rest


自然保护区 zìránbǎohùqū	自然保护区 \| 自然保护区* \| *自然保护区	nature reserve	自然保護區


自然语言处理 zìrányǔyánchǔlǐ	自然…处理 \| 自然…处理* \| *自然…处理	natural language processing, NLP	自然語言處理


骤然 zhòurán	骤然 \| 骤然* \| *骤然	suddenly / abruptly	驟然


自然灾害 zìránzāihài	自然灾害 \| 自然灾害* \| *自然灾害	natural disaster	自然災害


纵然 zòngrán	纵然 \| 纵然* \| *纵然	even if / even though	縱然


顺其自然 shùnqízìrán	顺其自然 \| 顺其自然* \| *顺其自然	to let nature take its course (idiom)	順其自然


突然间 tūránjiān	突然间 \| 突然间* \| *突然间	suddenly	突然間


毛骨悚然 máogǔsǒngrán	毛骨悚然 \| 毛骨悚然* \| *毛骨悚然	to have one's hair stand on end (idiom) / to feel one's blood run cold


俨然 yǎnrán	俨然 \| 俨然* \| *俨然	just like / solemn / dignified / neatly laid out	儼然


已然 yǐrán	已然 \| 已然* \| *已然	to be already so / already


怦然 pēngrán	怦然 \| 怦然* \| *怦然	with a sudden shock, bang etc


不以为然 bùyǐwéirán	不以为然 \| 不以为然* \| *不以为然	not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to	不以為然


自然现象 zìránxiànxiàng	自然现象 \| 自然现象* \| *自然现象	natural phenomenon	自然現象


自然风光 zìránfēngguāng	自然风光 \| 自然风光* \| *自然风光	nature and scenery	自然風光


贸然 màorán	贸然 \| 贸然* \| *贸然	rashly / hastily / without careful consideration	貿然


油然而生 yóurán'érshēng	油然而生 \| 油然而生* \| *油然而生	arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion)


怡然 yírán	怡然 \| 怡然* \| *怡然	happy / joyful


截然不同 jiéránbùtóng	截然不同 \| 截然不同* \| *截然不同	entirely different / different as black and white


怦然心动 pēngránxīndòng	怦然心动 \| 怦然心动* \| *怦然心动	to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)	怦然心動


自然数 zìránshù	自然数 \| 自然数* \| *自然数	natural number	自然數


浩然 Hào Rán	浩然 \| 浩然* \| *浩然	Hao Ran (1932-2008), journalist and proletarian novelist


浩然 hàorán	浩然 \| 浩然* \| *浩然	vast / expansive / overwhelming


哗然 huárán	哗然 \| 哗然* \| *哗然	in uproar / commotion / causing a storm of protest / tumultuous	嘩然


哗然 huárán	哗然 \| 哗然* \| *哗然	variant of 嘩然｜哗然	譁然


欣然 xīnrán	欣然 \| 欣然* \| *欣然	gladly / cheerfully


理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán	理所当然 \| 理所当然* \| *理所当然	as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right	理所當然


悠然 yōurán	悠然 \| 悠然* \| *悠然	unhurried / leisurely


盎然 àngrán	盎然 \| 盎然* \| *盎然	abundant / full / overflowing / exuberant


想当然 xiǎngdāngrán	想当然 \| 想当然* \| *想当然	to take sth for granted	想當然


蓦然 mòrán	蓦然 \| 蓦然* \| *蓦然	suddenly / sudden	驀然


浑然 húnrán	浑然 \| 浑然* \| *浑然	completely / absolutely / undivided / totally mixed up / muddled	渾然


浑然一体 húnrányītǐ	浑然一体 \| 浑然一体* \| *浑然一体	to blend into one another / to blend together well	渾然一體


诚然 chéngrán	诚然 \| 诚然* \| *诚然	indeed / true! (I agree with you)	誠然


天然橡胶 tiānránxiàngjiāo	天然橡胶 \| 天然橡胶* \| *天然橡胶	natural rubber	天然橡膠


孜然 zīrán	孜然 \| 孜然* \| *孜然	cumin (Cuminum cyminum)


轩然大波 xuānrándàbō	轩然大波 \| 轩然大波* \| *轩然大波	huge waves / (fig.) ruckus / controversy / sensation	軒然大波


自然科学基金会 zìránkēxuéjījīnhuì	自然…金会 \| 自然…金会* \| *自然…金会	natural science fund	自然科學基金會


愤然 fènrán	愤然 \| 愤然* \| *愤然	(literary) angry / irate	憤然


豁然开朗 huòránkāilǎng	豁然开朗 \| 豁然开朗* \| *豁然开朗	suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment	豁然開朗


中国石油天然气集团公司 Zhōngguó Shíyóu Tiānránqì Jítuán Gōngsī	中国…公司 \| 中国…公司* \| *中国…公司	China National Petroleum Corporation	中國石油天然氣集團公司


赫然 hèrán	赫然 \| 赫然* \| *赫然	with astonishment / with a shock / awe-inspiringly / impressively / furiously (angry)


自然拼读 zìránpīndú	自然拼读 \| 自然拼读* \| *自然拼读	phonics	自然拼讀


黯然 ànrán	黯然 \| 黯然* \| *黯然	dim / sad


轰然 hōngrán	轰然 \| 轰然* \| *轰然	loudly / with a loud bang / a loud rumble	轟然


恍然 huǎngrán	恍然 \| 恍然* \| *恍然	suddenly (understand sth) / in a flash


怅然 chàngrán	怅然 \| 怅然* \| *怅然	disappointed and frustrated	悵然


然则 ránzé	然则 \| 然则* \| *然则	that being the case / then / in that case	然則


自然选择 zìránxuǎnzé	自然选择 \| 自然选择* \| *自然选择	natural selection	自然選擇


倏然 shūrán	倏然 \| 倏然* \| *倏然	(literary) suddenly


跃然 yuèrán	跃然 \| 跃然* \| *跃然	to show forth / to appear as a vivid image / to stand out markedly	躍然


荡然无存 dàngránwúcún	荡然无存 \| 荡然无存* \| *荡然无存	to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth	蕩然無存


防患于未然 fánghuànyúwèirán	防患于未然 \| 防患于未然* \| *防患于未然	see 防患未然	防患於未然


了然 liǎorán	了然 \| 了然* \| *了然	to understand clearly / evident


了然 liǎorán	了然 \| 了然* \| *了然	to understand clearly / evident	瞭然


释然 shìrán	释然 \| 释然* \| *释然	relieved / at ease / feel relieved	釋然


悍然 hànrán	悍然 \| 悍然* \| *悍然	outrageous / brazen / flagrant


反之亦然 fǎnzhīyìrán	反之亦然 \| 反之亦然* \| *反之亦然	vice versa


了然于胸 liǎorányúxiōng	了然于胸 \| 了然于胸* \| *了然于胸	to be well aware of sth / to understand clearly	了然於胸


戛然而止 jiárán'érzhǐ	戛然而止 \| 戛然而止* \| *戛然而止	with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)


蔚然成风 wèiránchéngfēng	蔚然成风 \| 蔚然成风* \| *蔚然成风	to have become common practice (idiom) / to become a general trend	蔚然成風


哑然失笑 yǎránshīxiào	哑然失笑 \| 哑然失笑* \| *哑然失笑	to laugh involuntarily / Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]	啞然失笑


孑然一身 jiérányīshēn	孑然一身 \| 孑然一身* \| *孑然一身	to be all alone in the world


井然有序 jǐngrányǒuxù	井然有序 \| 井然有序* \| *井然有序	everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy


勃然 bórán	勃然 \| 勃然* \| *勃然	suddenly / abruptly / agitatedly / excitedly / vigorously

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