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竟 vs 竟然（近义词）
/ Jìng yus jìngrán /
Strokes
Definition
to one's surprise,unexpectedly/ to one's surprise,unexpectedly
Example
用法1
1)Indicating exceeding estimation.is more literary than 竟然.
1
Sānshíduō
三十多
suì
岁
de
的
dà
大
nánrén
男人
,
shuō
说
zhāo
着
shuō
说
zhāo
着
,
jìng
竟
(
/
jìngrán
竟然
)
liúchū
流出
le
了
yǎnlèi
眼泪
。
The over-thirty-year-old man talked and talked,and to my surprise,he was in tears.
2
Xiǎngbudào
想不到
,
jī
几
nián
年
bùjiàn
不见
,
jìng
竟
(
/
jìngrán
竟然
)
rèn
认
bù
不
chū
出
tā
她
le
了
。
To my surprise,I cannot recognize her after several years.
3
Shū
书
shàng
上
shuō
说
zhèlǐ
这里
xiàtiān
夏天
shǎo
少
yǔ
雨
,
jiēguǒ
结果
jīnnián
今年
xiàtiān
夏天
jìng
竟
(
/
jìngrán
竟然
)
lián
连
jiàng
降
dàyǔ
大雨
。
It is said that there will be a little rainfall this summer here,but to our surprise,it rained heavily and continually.
用法2
1)To mean"at last,in the end,to such an extent",is mostly used:
2)In the three examples above 竞然 can be used instead,but is less forceful than 竞.
2)In the three examples above 竞然 can be used instead,but is less forceful than 竞.
4
Méi
没
xiǎngdào
想到
tājiā
他家
de
的
rìzi
日子
yī
一
tiān
天
bùrú
不如
yī
一
tiān
天
,
zuìhòu
最后
jìng
竟
lián
连
nǚér
女儿
dōu
都
tuì
退
le
了
xué
学
。
His family's life became harder and harder unexpectedly, and at last his daughter dropped out of her school.
5
Lǎorén
老人
xiānshì
先是
dàkǒu
大口
dì
地
chuǎnqì
喘气
,
hòulái
后来
jìng
竟
méi
没
le
了
shēngyīn
声音
。
The old man first gasped and then he was silent.
6
Dàxuě
大雪
lián
连
zhāo
着
xià
下
le
了
sān
三
tiān
天
,
jìng
竟
bǎ
把
mén
门
dōu
都
fēng
封
le
了
。
It snowed heavily for three days and the snow blocked the road in the end.