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居然

jūrán

unexpectedly

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Meaning of 居然 in English

jūránHSK 5adverbSyllabus #2633
  1. unexpectedly
  2. go so far as to
  3. to one's surprise

Example sentences

  1. 我很惊讶，你家居然有辆日本车。
    wǒ hěn jīng yà， nǐ jiā jū rán yǒu liàng rì běn chē。
    I'm surprised that your family has a Japanese car.
    Tatoeba #7772051 by jiangche · #10148382 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我仍旧无法相信我居然做了这种事。
    wǒ réng jiù wú fǎ xiàng xìn wǒ jū rán zuò le zhè zhǒng shì。
    I still can't believe I did it.
    Tatoeba #4866939 by TroubleTree · #2406581 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 让我出乎意料的是，他居然很会唱歌。
    ràng wǒ chū hū yì liào de shì， tā jū rán hěn huì chàng gē。
    To my surprise, he was good at singing.
    Tatoeba #10104129 by GlossaMatik · #902797 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Characters

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HSK words with 居

邻居HSK 3居民HSK 5居住HSK 5家居HSK 6定居HSK 7–9居于HSK 7–9民居HSK 7–9宜居HSK 7–9居安思危HSK 7–9居高不下HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 然

虽然HSK 2当然HSK 3然后HSK 3突然HSK 3忽然HSK 4既然HSK 4竟然HSK 4然而HSK 4仍然HSK 4自然HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences