既然 jìrán

jìrán conjunction since; whereas; this being the case
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: This conjunction is often used as a connecting word in the subordinate clause of subordinate complex sentences. It is often used in the pattern 既然…，就… to express a conclusion deduced from a premise (CC-CEDICT '既然'; Guoyu '既然'; Mathews 1931 '既然', p. 59; Sun 2006, loc. 2069).

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• Scroll 1 Huayan You Yi 華嚴遊意 — count: 18
• Scroll 15 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 8
• Scroll 13 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 6
• Scroll 19 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 6
• Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 5
• Scroll 2 Weimo Yi Ji 維摩義記 — count: 5
• Scroll 1 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 5
• Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 5
• Scroll 2 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 5
• Scroll 18 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 5