jìng rán

Translation

  • unexpectedly
  • to one's surprise
  • in spite of everything
  • in that crazy way
  • actually
  • to go as far as to

Synonyms

Examples

  • 买票的人龙竟然那么长!
    The queue for buying tickets was unbelievably long.
  • 我很惊讶竟然看到了狮子。
    I was surprised to see a lion.
  • 竟然蠢得被这么简单的谎话骗倒了!
    How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
  • 竟然厚着脸皮穿过我们的花园。
    He had the impudence to cut across our garden.
  • 说来奇怪,他的预言竟然真的灵验了。
    Strange to say, his prediction has come true.
  • 竟然做出那样的事来,你还是人吗?
    It is wicked of you to do such things.
  • 竟然笨得跑去找他帮忙。
    It was foolish of her to ask him for help.
  • 奇怪的是,村子里竟然一个人也没有。
    To my surprise, there were no people in the village.
  • 真奇怪,他竟然被安排入住这种廉价酒店。
    It is strange that he should be put up at such a cheap hotel.
Chinese Tones