Chinese Word: 竟然 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to

Antonyms: 果然

1		tā 他 jìng rán 竟然 kǎo 考 le 了 dì yī míng 第一名。 He unexpectedly got first place in the exam.
2		tā 她 jìng rán 竟然 dǎ 打 le 了 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 ěr guāng 耳光。 She actually slapped me in the face.
3		tā 他 jìng rán 竟然 méi yǒu 没有 gào su 告诉 wǒ 我 zhè ge 这个 hǎo xiāo xī 好消息。 He didn't even tell me this good news.
4		tā 他 de 的 yīng yǔ 英语 shuǐ píng 水平 jìng rán 竟然 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 hái 还 hǎo 好。 His English level is actually better than mine.
5		wǒ 我 méi xiǎng dào 没想到 zhè ge 这个 dì fāng 地方 jìng rán 竟然 zhè me 这么 měi 美。 I was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful this place is.

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1		tā 他 jìng rán 竟然 kǎo 考 le 了 dì yī míng 第一名。 He unexpectedly got first place in the exam.
2		tā 她 jìng rán 竟然 dǎ 打 le 了 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 ěr guāng 耳光。 She actually slapped me in the face.
3		tā 他 jìng rán 竟然 méi yǒu 没有 gào su 告诉 wǒ 我 zhè ge 这个 hǎo xiāo xī 好消息。 He didn't even tell me this good news.
4		tā 他 de 的 yīng yǔ 英语 shuǐ píng 水平 jìng rán 竟然 bǐ 比 wǒ 我 hái 还 hǎo 好。 His English level is actually better than mine.
5		wǒ 我 méi xiǎng dào 没想到 zhè ge 这个 dì fāng 地方 jìng rán 竟然 zhè me 这么 měi 美。 I was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful this place is.