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What does 固然 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

固然 gùrán

admittedly; it is true that

Its characters

  1. 固 gù admittedly
  2. 然 rán right

In a sentence

这个方法固然好,但是太贵了。 Admittedly this method is good, but it's too expensive.

过了几天,曹操观看锁在一起的战船操练,谋士程昱进言:“船都连在一起,固然平稳,但敌军若用火攻,就难以回避了,不可不防。

From 借东风 · Borrowing the East Wind

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