既然jìrán
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Meanings
1. since; as; this being the case
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Since you all say that, I must think again.
If you already know, why are you still asking?
Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.
My mother being ill, I stayed home from school.
Since you're going to the supermarket, buy some eggs while you're there.
Now that we've bought new furniture for the room, why not throw away this old, worn-out furniture?