已然

yǐrán

adverb★Intermediate— already

formalinformal

Already; by now; having already happened or been done.

这件事已然发生了。

This has already happened.

她已然知道真相。

She already knows the truth.

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Often used to emphasize that something has already taken place or been completed.

Collocations

已然如此already like this已然如此already in this state

already like this

In formal writing or speeches, '已然' can be used to emphasize the completion of an action or event.

'已然' is often used to stress that something has already happened, making it distinct from '已经' in some contexts.

Composed of '已' (already) and '然' (so, thus), indicating that something has already happened or been done.

Commonly used in both written and spoken Chinese to indicate that an action or event has already occurred.

已

already

prefix

然

so, thus

suffix

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