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CHINESE WORD

jìng rán

竟然

unexpectedly

Numbered pinyin
jing4 ran2
English meanings
unexpectedly, to one's surprise

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他jìngrán竟然lái来le了。

    He actually came.

  2. 02

    jìngrán竟然zhème这么róngyì容易。

    So easy, surprisingly.

  3. 03

    tā他jìngrán竟然bùzhī不知dào道。

    He surprisingly didn't know.

  4. 04

    jìngrán竟然xiàyǔ下雨le了。

    It actually rained.

  5. 05

    jìngrán竟然wàng忘le了。

    Actually forgot.

  6. 06

    jìngrán竟然zhèyàng这样。

    Like this, surprisingly.

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