Zitou

既然…就 — “since …, then …”

Pattern: 既然 A,(S) 就 B

既然 states a known fact and 就 the conclusion drawn from it: 既然你不舒服,就回家休息吧 “since you’re not feeling well, go home and rest”.

Examples

1既然你不舒服,就回家休息吧。
jìrán nǐ bù shūfu jiù huíjiā xiūxi ba
Since you’re not feeling well, go home and rest.
2既然大家都同意,我们就这么做吧。
jìrán dàjiā dōu tóngyì wǒmen jiù zhème zuò ba
Since everyone agrees, let’s do it this way.
3既然你已经决定了,就别再改了。
jìrán nǐ yǐjīng juédìng le jiù bié zài gǎi le
Since you’ve decided, don’t change it again.

Practise it in the app

← 在…方面All grammar points拿…来说 →

Explanations and examples by Zitou. Pinyin added automatically and checked.