自然 (zìrán) means Nature (natural - naturally). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他在台上说话很 自然 。
Tā zài tái shàng shuō huà hěn zìrán.
He speaks very naturally on stage.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 自然
我们要预防 自然 灾害。
Wǒmen yào yùfáng zìrán zāihài.
We must guard against natural disasters.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 灾害
人与 自然 应该和谐相处。
Rén yǔ zìrán yīnggāi héxié xiāngchǔ.
People and nature should live in harmony.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 和谐
水在 自然 界中不断循环。
Shuǐ zài zìránjiè zhōng búduàn xúnhuán.
Water circulates constantly in nature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循环
大 自然 有很多神奇的现象。
Dàzìrán yǒu hěn duō shénqí de xiànxiàng.
Nature holds many marvellous phenomena.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神奇
大 自然 的力量常常不可思议。
Dàzìrán de lìliàng chángcháng bùkěsīyì.
The power of nature is often beyond imagining.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不可思议
在大 自然 面前，人是渺小的。
Zài dàzìrán miànqián, rén shì miǎoxiǎo de.
Before nature, human beings are tiny.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 渺小
这两段内容衔接得不太 自然 。
Zhè liǎng duàn nèiróng xiánjiē de bú tài zìrán.
These two passages do not join up very naturally.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衔接
自然 界遵循优胜劣汰的规律。
Zìránjiè zūnxún yōushèngliètài de guīlǜ.
Nature follows the law of the survival of the fittest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 优胜劣汰
自然 规律决定了旧事物的灭亡。
Zìrán guīlǜ juédìng le jiù shìwù de mièwáng.
Natural law determines the passing away of old things.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灭亡
钻石是 自然 界最硬的物质之一。
Zuànshí shì zìránjiè zuì yìng de wùzhì zhī yī.
Diamond is one of the hardest substances in nature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 钻石
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Questions about 自然
How is 自然 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 自然 (zìrán, "Nature (natural - naturally)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 自然 an HSK word?
Yes — 自然 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 自然?
The dictionary page for 自然 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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