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All HSK 3.0 Level 5 words

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

  1. unexpectedly
  2. to one's surprise
  3. go so far as to

Stroke order

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)
Words with 居
然
rán
correct; right
Words with 然