WordTaiwan frequency #21,853
徒然
ㄊㄨˊ ㄖㄢˊ
“in vain; to no avail; for nothing; nonexistent; merely; without basis”
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- 然後ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋthen; after that; afterwards; next
- 雖然ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊalthough; even though; despite that; nevertheless; even so.
- 當然ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊas it should be; of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt; used to express agreement or obviousness.
- 自然ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊnature; the physical world and its phenomena; natural; not artificial or forced; naturally; of course; certainly
- 突然ㄊㄨˊ ㄖㄢˊsudden; abrupt; unexpected; happening quickly and without warning
- 然而ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊhowever; but; yet; used to introduce a contrasting or unexpected idea.
- 仍然ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊstill; yet; as before; nevertheless
- 竟然ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊunexpectedly; to one's surprise; contrary to what one would expect; actually; used to express shock or disbelief.
- 顯然ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊclearly; evidently; obviously; plain to see
- 既然ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊsince; given that; this being the case — introduces a premise or reason, often followed by a conclusion or suggestion.
- 依然ㄧ ㄖㄢˊstill; as before; in the same way as previously; (archaic) lingering; reluctant to part
- 忽然ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊsuddenly; all of a quick and unexpected manner; occurring without warning