đương nhiên

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectiveadverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiən˧˧]Huế [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧] browser voice

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đươnglevelngang nhiênlevelngang

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đương nhiên means obvious; evident; apparent.

Chinese characters: 當然

Meanings of đương nhiên in English

Adjective

obvious; evident; apparent

Adverb

obviously; evidently; apparently

Example sentences with đương nhiên

Đương nhiên rồi. Obviously.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 當然.

Frequently asked questions

What does đương nhiên mean in English?

đương nhiên (adjective) means "obvious; evident; apparent".

How do you pronounce đương nhiên?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiən˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧]. Tones: đương — level tone (ngang), nhiên — level tone (ngang).

Is đương nhiên a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đương nhiên is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 當然.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.