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All HSK 3.0 Level 4 words

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

  1. (adv.) unexpectedly
  2. surprisingly

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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.

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