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Usages of jìrán

既然Jìrán　你nǐ　这么zhème　累lèi，　就jiù　今天jīntiān　在zài　宿舍sùshè　好好hǎohāo　休息xiūxi　吧ba。Jìrán nǐ zhème lèi, jiù jīntiān zài sùshè hǎohāo xiūxi ba.
Since you’re so tired, then you should rest well in the dorm today.
既然Jìrán　天气tiānqì　这么zhème　好hǎo，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán　走走zǒuzou，　让ràng　心情xīnqíng　更gèng　开心kāixīn　一点儿yìdiǎnr。Jìrán tiānqì zhème hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán zǒuzou, ràng xīnqíng gèng kāixīn yìdiǎnr.
Since the weather is so good, let’s go for a walk in the park and make our mood a bit happier.
既然Jìrán　你nǐ　想xiǎng　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　就jiù　把bǎ　网上wǎngshàng　课程kèchéng　上完shàngwán。Jìrán nǐ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, jiù bǎ wǎngshàng kèchéng shàngwán.
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