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title: "既然 (jìrán) in Chinese Grammar: Since, With Examples"
description: "既然 (jìrán): since; given that. 既然 accepts a fact and draws a conclusion. 3 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 既然 jìrán

Since; given that

既然 accepts a fact and draws a conclusion.

## In stories

他生气地说：“**既然**你觉得我做不了和尚，去不了西天，那我就回去了！”

[紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-11#library-word-234-236) HSK 5

你**既然**不吃荤腥，我再给你起个名字，叫作八戒。”

[猪八戒 · Pigsy Joins](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-15#library-word-950-952) HSK 7–9

唐僧道：“**既然**这法子是她传给我的，她必定也会念。

[紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-11#library-word-1023-1025) HSK 7–9

[Read 紧箍咒](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-11#library-word-234-236)

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## What does 既然 (jìrán) mean in Chinese?

Since; given that. 既然 accepts a fact and draws a conclusion.

## How common is 既然?

It comes up in 3 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.