# 居然 (jūrán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 居然 (jūrán) means “unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- Pinyin: jūrán (ju1 ran2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这么简单的问题居然把大家难住了。
  Zhème jiǎndān de wèntí jūrán bǎ dàjiā nánzhùle.
  Unexpectedly, such a simple question stumped everyone.

## Characters

- 居 (jū): to reside; to live; to occupy (a position)
- 然 (rán): correct; right

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

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