Cause-and-Effect Sentences: “既然……，就……”

In “既然……，就……” (jìrán…, jiù…) the first clause states an accepted premise and the second states the conclusion or decision that follows from it.

How it is translated

since …, then … now that …, …

既然 + premise，就 + conclusion / decision

Meaning: the first clause is already known or granted; the second says what follows from it.

既然出差时间不长，就要安排好时间，多获得有用的信息

既然 + 出差时间不长 since + the trip is not long

就 + 要安排好时间，多获得有用的信息 then + plan the time well and gather more useful information

既然 — since / now that 出差时间不长 — the trip is not long 就要 — then you must 安排好时间 — plan the time well 获得有用的信息 — obtain useful information

既然大家都同意，我们就这么做吧

既然 + 大家都同意 since everyone agrees

我们就 + 这么做吧 then let us + do it this way

大家都同意 — everyone agrees 我们就 — then we 这么做 — do it this way 吧 — the suggesting particle

既然你们已经决定了，就不要再改了

既然 + 你们已经决定了 since you have already decided

就 + 不要再改了 then + don’t change it again

已经 — already 决定了 — have decided 不要 — don’t 再改 — change it again

既然 + A，就 + B

Here: A — the premise, already known or granted B — the conclusion or decision that follows Meaning: since A, then B.

既然大家都同意，我们就这么做吧

既然你们已经决定了，就不要再改了