固然

gùrán

conjunction HSK 7-9 #24,078

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 5

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.

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).

固 gù

然 rán