居然, jūrán
Meaning: unexpectedly
HSK 5 word
Example
他居然通过了那么难的考试。
Tā jūrán tōngguò le nàme nán de kǎoshì.
He unexpectedly passed such a difficult exam.
More HSK 5 words
- 替tìfor, on behalf of, to replace
- 意味着yìwèizheto mean, to signify
- 使得shǐdeto make, to cause
- 果然guǒránas expected
- 的确díquèindeed
- 简直jiǎnzhísimply; virtually
- 极其jíqíextremely
- 格外géwàiespecially
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