然

所以然

suǒ yǐ rán

the reason why

卧龙自然保护区

wò lóng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[da4 xiong2 mao1]

道貌岸然

dào mào àn rán

sanctimonious

遽然

jù rán

(literary) all of a sudden

邈然

miǎo rán

distant; remote

释然

shì rán

relieved

虽然

suī rán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

铿然

kēng rán

(literary) resonant

阉然

yān rán

covertly

阒然

qù rán

quiet

防患于未然

fáng huàn yú wèi rán

see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]

防患未然

fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)