HSK 4 vocabulary › 竟然
竟然
竟然 in English: unexpectedly; to one's surprise
jìng rán
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
How to pronounce 竟然
jìng rán (without tone marks: jing ran). jìng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; rán is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 竟然
竟 jìng
unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
然 rán
correct; right; so
correct; right; so
Related words
| 虽然……但是…… | suīrán…dànshì… | although...; but... | HSK 2 |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be | HSK 3 |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that | HSK 3 |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt | HSK 3 |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all | HSK 4 |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as | HSK 4 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet | HSK 4 |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before | HSK 4 |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural | HSK 4 |
| 毕竟 | bì jìng | after all; all in all | HSK 5 |