诚然

誠然

chéngrán

adverb #36,666

Meanings

1 indeed
2 true
3 admittedly
4 to be sure

Characters

Examples

诚然，这个计划有风险，但值得一试。

Chéngrán, zhège jìhuà yǒu fēngxiǎn, dàn zhídé yī shì.

Admittedly, this plan is risky, but it's worth a try.

他说的诚然有道理。

Tā shuō de chéngrán yǒu dàolǐ.

What he said is indeed reasonable.

Tips

usage

A formal concessive — typically introduces a fact you concede before pivoting with 但 (dàn, 'but') or 不过 (búguò). Common in editorial and essay writing; rarer in casual speech where 确实 (quèshí) is the everyday equivalent.

Stroke Order

诚 chéng

然 rán