当然當然 dāngrán — of course, naturally, certainly
dāngrán (first tone, high and level)dang1ran2
Traditional: 當然
of course, naturally, certainly
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardadverbadjective
Meanings
of course, naturally, certainly
Marks something as going without saying. It answers a yes-or-no question on its own — 当然! — and inside a sentence it stands before the verb: 我当然去.
adverb
Example sentences
- 你去吗？当然去！你去嗎？當然去！Nǐ (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) ma? (neutral tone) Dāngrán (first tone, high and level) qù! (fourth tone, falling)···
Are you going? Of course I am!
- 这个问题当然很重要。這個問題當然很重要。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) wèntí (fourth tone, falling) dāngrán (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) zhòngyào. (fourth tone, falling)···
This question is of course very important.