固然 gù rán

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1admittedly (it's true that...)

nǐ你gù rán固然shì是cuò错le了，dàn但yě也bù不néng能guài怪nǐ你。

你固然是错了，但也不能怪你。

On the one hand, you are wrong, but on the other hand, I can't blame you for that.

婚姻生活固然有许多痛苦的地方，但单身也绝不是一件乐事。

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.