然而 (rán ér) means “however; yet; but”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
天气很冷,然而我还是出门了。
Tiānqì hěn lěng, rán’ér wǒ háishì chūmén le.
The weather was cold, but I still went out.
Updated: 2026-05-27