自然 (zì rán) — (noun) nature; the natural world; (adjective) natural; unaffected; (adverb) naturally; of course
Definition
自然 covers three senses: nature (大自然), 'natural/unaffected' (her smile, his manner), and 'naturally, of course' as an adverb. As an adverb it's similar to 当然 but feels more like 'it comes naturally'; 本来 stresses 'originally'.
noun
naturethe natural world
adjective
naturalunaffected
adverb
naturallyof course
Examples
- 。Wǒ xǐ huan dà zì rán.I like nature.
- 自然。Tā de xiào hěn zì rán.Her smile is very natural.
- 自然。Nǐ zì rán huì chéng gōng de.You will naturally succeed.
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