固然

gùrán

conjunction HSK 7-9 #24,078

Meanings

1 admittedly
2 no doubt
3 it is true that...but...

Characters

solid; certainly

Examples

钱固然重要，但健康更重要。

Qián gùrán zhòngyào, dàn jiànkāng gèng zhòngyào.

Money is admittedly important, but health is more important.

他的方法固然有效，但成本太高。

Tā de fāngfǎ gùrán yǒuxiào, dàn chéngběn tài gāo.

His method is effective, admittedly, but the cost is too high.

Tips

grammar

固然 introduces a conceded point, followed by 但/可是/不过 for the contrasting main point. Pattern: A固然..., 但B... (A is true, but B).

Stroke Order

固 gù

然 rán