竟然 jìng rán

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually

HSK 4

Word data

HSK 4
Frequency 1549th word

Definitions

  1. 1. unexpectedly
  2. 2. to one's surprise
  3. 3. actually
  4. 4. to go as far as to
  5. 5. in spite of everything
  6. 6. in that crazy way

Characters

Character Meaning
竟 jìng HSK 4
unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
然 rán HSK 2
so; thus; like this