既然
jì rán
Meaning
- since · as · this being the case
Example sentences
既然要做，就好好做。
jì rán yào zuò， jiù hǎo hǎo zuò。
If you're going to do it, do it well.
你既然已经知道了，还问什么？
你既然已經知道了，還問什麼？
nǐ jì rán yǐ jīng zhī dào le， hái wèn shén me？
Since you already know, why are you asking?
既然你在这里, 那我们就开始吧。
既然你在這裏, 那我們就開始吧。
jì rán nǐ zài zhè lǐ, nà wǒ men jiù kāi shǐ ba。
Since you're here, let's begin.