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竟然

jìng rán

HSK 4 2-character word

What 竟然 means

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

The characters in 竟然

• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 他竟然叫你笨蛋。
  He unexpectedly called you stupid.
• 他竟然还给我装傻。
  Tā jìngrán huángěi wǒ zhuāngshǎ.
  Despite everything he is still playing dumb.
• 买票的人龙竟然那幺长！
  The queue for buying tickets was unbelievably long.
• 我很惊讶竟然看到了狮子。
  Wǒ hěn jīngyà jìngrán kàn dào le shīzi.
  I was surprised to see a lion.
• 我很惊讶你竟然那么天真。
  Wǒ hěn jīngyà nǐ jìngrán nàme tiānzhēn.
  I'm surprised that you're so naïve.
• 我很惊讶您竟然那么天真。
  Wǒ hěn jīngyà nín jìngrán nàme tiānzhēn.
  I'm surprised that you're so naïve.