only natural in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 当然 with this easy mnemonic:

It's only natural to be (当) a bit jealous of your friends accomplishments, however (然) always remember to also be happy for them as well!

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 当
• 然

• 仍然
• 当成
• 当作
• 虽然
• 居然
• 当心
• 当晚
• 当时
• 偶然
• 突然
• 当事人
• 当然
• 当初
• 果然
• 既然
• 然后

The reading of 当然 is dāng rán.

You can remember how to say 当然 with this useful mnemonic:

My friend Donald (dāng) ran (rán) for president and won, can't say if I'm more jealous or happy for him.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like only natural and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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