竟然(jìng rán)

HSK 42 characters

unexpectedly

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Word information

Pinyin
jìng rán
Meaning
unexpectedly
HSK level
HSK 4
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

竟然 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Volume 5 ·母爱 · A Mother's Love

Related words

Common words sharing a character with 竟然 — tap one to open its word page.

réng仍rán然
HSK 3

still; as before; yet

jiū究jìng竟
HSK 4

to go to the bottom of a matter

bù不rán然
HSK 4

not so

yī依rán然
HSK 4

still; as before

bì毕jìng竟
HSK 5

after all

ǒu偶rán然
HSK 5

incidentally

jìng竟gǎn敢
HSK 7-9

to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to

yī一mù目liǎo了rán然
HSK 7-9

obvious at a glance (idiom)

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