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果然

guǒ rán · guo ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. really
  2. sure enough
  3. as expected
  4. if indeed
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Dumplings and a good guess

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)早(zǎo)就(jiù)说(shuō)这家(zhèjiā)的(de)饺子(jiǎozi)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    I said long ago that this place has the tastiest dumplings.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)，果然(guǒrán)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    You were right. Sure enough, they are very tasty.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)猜(cāi)下一盘(xiàyīpán)是(shì)韭菜(jiǔcài)的(de)。

    I guess the next plate is chive.

  4. Liangliang

    果然(guǒrán)是(shì)韭菜(jiǔcài)的(de)！你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    Sure enough, it is chive! How did you know?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)看见(kànjiàn)厨房(chúfáng)在(zài)洗(xǐ)韭菜(jiǔcài)。

    Because I saw the kitchen washing chives.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)印(yìn)象(xiàng)果(guǒ)然(rán)没(méi)有(yǒu)错(cuò)。

My first impression of him proved to be correct.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)昨(zuó)天(tiān)试(shì)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)，果(guǒ)然(rán)是(shì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

We tried it out yesterday; as expected, it was really good.

Tatoeba: Chinese by aeriph · English by aeriph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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果
guǒ

fruit; result

然
rán

correct; right

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