# 竟然 (jìngrán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 竟然 (jìngrán) means “(adv.) unexpectedly; surprisingly”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv.) unexpectedly; surprisingly
- Pinyin: jìngrán (jing4 ran2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 他竟然忘记了自己的生日。
  Tā jìngrán wàngjì le zìjǐ de shēngrì.
  He unexpectedly forgot his own birthday.

## Characters

- [竟](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-unexpectedly/) (jìng): unexpectedly; actually
- 然 (rán): correct; right

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-ran-unexpectedly/

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