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竟然

jìngrán

unexpectedly

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Meaning of 竟然 in English

jìngránHSK 4adverbSyllabus #1404
  1. unexpectedly
  2. in spite of everything
  3. in that crazy way
  4. actually
  5. to one's surprise
  6. to go as far as to

Example sentences

  1. 我很驚訝竟然看到了獅子。
    wǒ hěn jīng yà jìng rán kàn dào le shī zi。
    I was surprised to see a lion.
    Tatoeba #772361 by Martha · #255905 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我很惊讶你竟然那么天真。
    wǒ hěn jīng yà nǐ jìng rán nà me tiān zhēn。
    I'm surprised you're so naive.
    Tatoeba #469296 by fucongcong · #7196718 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我很惊讶你竟然那么天真。
    wǒ hěn jīng yà nǐ jìng rán nà me tiān zhēn。
    I'm surprised that you're so naive.
    Tatoeba #469296 by fucongcong · #2795064 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

竟 on its own →
jìng · unexpectedly

HSK words with 竟

究竟HSK 4毕竟HSK 5竟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然而HSK 4仍然HSK 4自然HSK 4大自然HSK 4

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