誠然

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (誠然)		誠	然
simp. (诚然)		诚	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngrán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-jan²
    • Yale: chéng-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngran
    • Palladius: чэнжань (čɛnžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: sìhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/

Adverb

誠然

1. (literary) truly; really

Synonyms

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• 坐實／坐实 (zuòshí)
• 實在／实在
• 當真／当真
• 的確／的确 (díquè)
• 的而且確／的而且确 (dik¹ ji⁴ ce² kok³) (Cantonese)
• 真正 (zhēnzhèng)
• 真真 (zhēnzhēn)
• 確乎／确乎
• 確實／确实 (quèshí)
• 著實／着实 (zhuóshí)

 

Conjunction

誠然

1. (literary) no doubt; it is true; to be sure

Usage notes

• Used correlatively with 但是 (dànshì) or 但 (dàn).

Synonyms

• 固然 (gùrán)