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竟然

/ jìngrán /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As an Adverb

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

1
Tā
他
zài
在
nā
那
cì
次
kōngnàn
空难
zhōng
中
jìngrán
竟然
dànànbùsǐ
大难不死
。

To everyone's surprise, he survived that terrible air crash.

2
Wǎnhuì
晚会
tā
她
jìngrán
竟然
bùqǐngzìlái
不请自来
。

She even went so far as to invite herself to the party.

3
Jìngrán
竟然
dàdáchūshǒu
大打出手

go so far as to get into a fist fight

4
Jìngrán
竟然
bùgù
不顾
shìshí
事实

go so far as to disregard the facts