chéng rán
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  • 1

    adv.really; truly; indeed; be sure

    • tā hěn ài nà jǐ zhī xiǎo yā xiǎo yā yě chéng rán kě ài

      小鸭小鸭诚然

      She loves those ducklings, as they really are adorable.

    • zhè xiē lǐ yóu chéng rán bù zú

      这些理由诚然不足

      These reasons are entirely insufficient.

    • chéng rán bù cuò

      诚然不错

      be quite right indeed

  • 2

    conj.no doubt; admittedly; it is true

    • wén zhāng liú chàng chéng rán hǎo dàn zhǔ yào de hái zài yú nèi róng

      文章流畅诚然主要在于内容

      It's certainly good to have an article that reads fluently, but it is content that counts.

    • zuò pǐn de yì shù xìng chéng rán zhòng yào dàn sī xiǎng gèng wéi zhòng yào

      作品艺术性诚然重要思想更为重要

      The artistic value of a work is certainly important, but its philosophical content is even more so.

    • tā chéng rán hěn cōng ming dàn shì bù chéng shí

      诚然聪明但是诚实

      She is smart indeed, but not honest.