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竟然
jìng rán
unexpectedly, to one's surprise
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What does 竟然 mean?
竟然 (pinyin: jìng rán) means unexpectedly, to one's surprise. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 竟然
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 然
The characters of 竟然
| 竟 | jìng | component character |
| 然 | rán | component character |
Related HSK 4 words
| 讨厌 | tǎo yàn | to hate, dislike; annoying |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up |
| 倍 | bèi | times (multiplication) |
| 反对 | fǎn duì | to oppose, to be against |
| 重点 | chóng diǎn | key point, focus |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to, in accordance with |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economy |
| 遍 | biàn | times (for actions) |
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