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title: "Guran Meaning: 固然 (gùrán) Means “admittedly”"
description: "固然 (gùrán) means “admittedly; it is true that”. Hear its tones, see what 固 and 然 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guran"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 固然 mean?

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-15#library-word-175-177)

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## More words with 固 or 然

- [必然 bìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biran)
- [不然 bùrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buran)
- [当然 dāngrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangran)
- [大自然 dàzìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daziran)
- [巩固 gǒnggù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggu)
- [公然 gōngrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongran)
- [固定 gùdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guding)
- [果然 guǒrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoran)
- [固体 gùtǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guti)
- [忽然 hūrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huran)

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