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竟然
jìngrán
1.
unexpectedly
2.
to one's surprise
3.
in spite of everything
4.
in that crazy way
5.
actually
6.
to go as far as to
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 3%
Character Breakdown
Example Sentences (3)
听说她毕业后放弃了律师的工作，开始专门写小说，没想到她竟然成功了。
Tīngshuō tā bìyè hòu fàngqì le lǜshī de gōngzuò, kāishǐ zhuānmén xiě xiǎoshuō, méi xiǎngdào tā jìngrán chénggōng le.
I heard that after she graduated, she gave up her job as a lawyer and started writing novels full-time. Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded.
Text 3
你真厉害！竟然连很多中国人都听不懂的京剧也能学会。我还是比较喜欢听流行音乐。
Nǐ zhēn lìhài! Jìngrán lián hěn duō Zhōngguó rén dōu tīng bù dǒng de Jīngjù yě néng xuéhuì. Wǒ háishì bǐjiào xǐhuān tīng liúxíng yīnyuè.
You're really amazing! You can even learn Peking opera that many Chinese people can't understand. I still prefer listening to pop music.
Text 2
是啊！回家以后，我才发现，竟然忘了去商场的超市买果汁！
Shì a! Huí jiā yǐhòu, wǒ cái fāxiàn, jìngrán wàng le qù shāngchǎng de chāoshì mǎi guǒzhī!
Yeah! After I got home, I realized I had actually forgotten to go to the supermarket at the mall to buy juice!
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,135 of 84,292