Definition & Meaning

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

Word usage

Words with jing ran

jìng rán

竟 然

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adv.unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- zhè yàng hóng wěi de jiàn zhù jìng rán zhǐ yòng le shí gè yuè de shí jiān jiù wán chéng le
  这样宏伟的建筑，竟然只用了十个月的时间就完成了。
  Such a magnificent building was completed just within 10 months!
- tā jìng rán dā ying le
  他竟然答应了。
  He actually promised.
- tā zài nà cì kōng nàn zhōng jìng rán dà nàn bù sǐ
  他在那次空难中竟然大难不死。
  To everyone's surprise, he survived that terrible air crash.
- jìng rán dà dǎ chū shǒu
  竟然大打出手
  go so far as to get into a fist fight
- tā jìng rán bù qǐng zì lái
  她竟然不请自来。
  She even went so far as to invite herself.
- zhè me jiǎn dān de wèn tí tā jìng rán méi huí dá shàng lai
  这么简单的问题他竟然没回答上来。
  The question was so simple, and yet he couldn't answer it.
- tā shuō zhè huà shí jìng rán wán quán bù dòng shēng sè
  她说这话时竟然完全不动声色。
  She said this with a completely straight face.
synonym
jū rán居然 qǐ liào岂料 qǐ zhī岂知 jìng zhì竟至

Word usage

Note
"竟然" is different from "居然". "竟然" is often used after the subject, and it means "it shouldn't be like this", with a stronger meaning, mostly used in written language; "居然" can be used in front of the subject, and it often means that something that should not or cannot happen has become a fact. Commonly uesd in spoken and written language.

Chinese words with pinyin jing ran

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