当然 (dāng rán): meaning and stroke order

当然 in our stories

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• 舅舅说：“这就是‘塞翁失马，焉知非福’。当然，这不是说坏事都会变成好事，而是说，别太早下结论。”

  jiùjiu shuō zhè jiù shì Sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú dāngrán zhè bú shì shuō huàishì dōu huì biànchéng hǎoshì érshì shuō bié tài zǎo xià jiélùn

  His uncle said, "That's 'the old frontiersman lost his horse; who knows it's not a blessing'. Of course, it doesn't mean every bad thing turns good. It means: don't jump to conclusions."

  From the story The old man who lost his horse HSK 6

• 过了大约一分钟，老郝先沉不住气了：“当然，这个数字也不是不能商量……”

  guò le dàyuē yì fēnzhōng lǎo Hǎo xiān chénbuzhù qì le dāngrán zhè gè shùzì yě bú shì bù néng shāngliang

  After about a minute, Old Hao lost his nerve first: "Of course, this figure isn't set in stone…"

  From the story A minute of silence HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 当然，日志是船长自己写的，不能完全相信。于是她又去查了灯塔的天气记录，那天晚上同样是“无风无浪”。

  dāngrán rìzhì shì chuánzhǎng zìjǐ xiě de bù néng wánquán xiāngxìn yúshì tā yòu qù chá le dēngtǎ de tiānqì jìlù nà tiān wǎnshang tóngyàng shì wú fēng wú làng

  Of course, the captain had written the log himself, so it couldn't be fully trusted. So she checked the lighthouse's weather records as well; that night was likewise "no wind, no waves".

  From the story The storm that never was HSK 7–9 · Level 8