既然
Meanings
1. since; as; this being the case
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Examples7
既然 你们 这么 说, 那 让 我 再 想 想。
Since you all say that, I must think again.
你 既然 已经 知道 了, 还 问 什么?
If you already know, why are you still asking?
既然 雨 已经 停 了, 我们 可以 回家 了.
Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.
既然 母亲 病 了, 我 就 待 在 家里 没 去 上学。
My mother being ill, I stayed home from school.
既然 你 要 去 超市, 那 就 顺便 买 些 鸡蛋 吧。
Since you're going to the supermarket, buy some eggs while you're there.
既然 房间 里 新 家具 都 买 好 了, 这 点 破 家具 都 可以 丢掉 了!
Now that we've bought new furniture for the room, why not throw away this old, worn-out furniture?