自然而然 zìrán’érrán involuntary
involuntary; automatically
How to remember 自然而然: 自 self + 然 however + 而 and yet = involuntary.
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How it is used
- Naturally / as a matter of course, without forcing - 时间久了，感情自然而然就产生了 (shíjiān jiǔ le, gǎnqíng zìrán ér rán jiù chǎnshēng le) over time, feelings arose all on their own.
- An adverbial idiom stressing that something happened by itself, effortlessly and inevitably.
- Spoken and written; distinct from 当然 (dāngrán, 'of course' logically).