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竟然

jìng rán · jing ran

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Meaning

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  1. unexpectedly
  2. to one's surprise
  3. in spite of everything
  4. in that crazy way
  5. actually
  6. to go as far as to
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Snow in October

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，外面(wàimiàn)竟然(jìngrán)下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)！

    Look, it's actually snowing outside!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？现在(xiànzài)才(cái)十月(shíyuè)！

    Really? It's only October!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)竟然(jìngrán)没(méi)带(dài)外套(wàitào)。

    And I unexpectedly didn't bring a coat.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)竟然(jìngrán)穿(chuān)了(le)短袖(duǎnxiù)。

    I'm unexpectedly wearing short sleeves.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)出门(chūmén)呢(ne)？

    Then how do we go out?

  6. Liangliang

    只好(zhǐhǎo)在(zài)家(jiā)看(kàn)雪(xuě)了(le)。

    We can only watch the snow at home.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)竟(jìng)然(rán)还(hái)给(gěi)我(wǒ)装(zhuāng)傻(shǎ)。

Despite everything he is still playing dumb.

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

02

我(wǒ)太(tài)愚(yú)蠢(chǔn)了(le)...我(wǒ)竟(jìng)然(rán)试(shì)着(zhe)给(gěi)你(nǐ)解(jiě)释(shì)我(wǒ)自(zì)己(jǐ)都(dōu)不(bù)懂(dǒng)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself.

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

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