竟然

Character by character

• 竟jìng11 strokesHSK 4finally, after all, at last
• 然rán12 strokesHSK 2yes, certainly; pledge, promise

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Example sentences

• 天气到现在竟然依旧很好。

  Tiān qì dào xiàn zài jìng rán yī jiù hěn hǎo

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

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 竟然. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 然后rán hòuHSK 2

  then; after that; afterwards

• 当然dāng ránHSK 3

  only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

• 虽然suī ránHSK 2

  although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

• 突然tū ránHSK 3

  sudden; abrupt; unexpected

• 自然zì ránHSK 3

  nature; natural; naturally

• 仍然réng ránHSK 3

  still; as before; yet

• 居然jū ránHSK 5

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

• 显然xiǎn ránHSK 3

  clearly; evidently; obviously

• 既然jì ránHSK 4

  since; as; this being the case

• 究竟jiū jìngHSK 4

  to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result

• 然而rán érHSK 4

  however; yet; but

• 依然yī ránHSK 4

  still; as before

• 不然bù ránHSK 4

  not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?

• 毕竟bì jìngHSK 5

  after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis

• 果然guǒ ránHSK 3

  really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed

• 竟jìngHSK 7

  unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed

• 忽然hū ránHSK 2

  suddenly; all of a sudden

• 必然bì ránHSK 3

  inevitable; certain; necessity

• 偶然ǒu ránHSK 5

  incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly

• 天然tiān ránHSK 6

  natural

• 要不然yào bù ránHSK 6

  otherwise; or else; or

• 大自然dà zì ránHSK 2

  nature (the natural world)

• 天然气tiān rán qìHSK 5

  natural gas

• 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránHSK 7

  as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right