竟然 – vocab dash

竟然jìngrán

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Meanings

1. unexpectedly

2. to one's surprise

3. in spite of everything

4. in that crazy way

5. actually

6. to go as far as to

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很hěn奇怪qíguài肯竟然jìngrán没有méiyǒu同意tóngyì我们wǒmen。

It's strange that Ken doesn't agree with us.

天气tiānqì到dào现在xiànzài竟然jìngrán依旧yījiù很hěn好hǎo。

It's hard to believe that it has been clear and sunny until now.

我wǒ很hěn惊讶jīngyà，你nǐ竟然jìngrán不bù知道zhīdào他们tāmen结婚jiéhūn了le。

I'm surprised that you don't know about their marriage.

什么shénme意思yìsi，他tā竟然jìngrán一直yīzhí在zài欺骗qīpiàn我wǒ！

I ask you, he's been cheating me!

他tā竟然jìngrán叫jiào你nǐ笨蛋bèndàn。

He unexpectedly called you stupid.

我wǒ很hěn惊讶jīngyà你们nǐmen竟然jìngrán那么nàme天真tiānzhēn。

I'm surprised that you're so naïve.