既然
Meaning
- since; as; this being the case
Example sentence
你既然已经知道了，还问什么？
If you already know, why are you still asking?
Characters in 既然
- 既 jì already
- 然 rán so, thus; forms adverbs, like English -ly
既 since plus 然, so. It heads a premise already agreed and pairs with 就: 既然来了就坐吧.