Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
居然
jūrán
Description
「居然」用来表示一件事很让人吃惊，跟你想的不一样。
我们常常在说到没想到的结果时用这个词。
Meanings
居然jūrán
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
他居然考了第一名！
居然jūrán
actually (going so far as to)
这么难的事，你居然做到了。
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Notes
- Nuance
居然 and 竟然 are near-synonyms; both stress surprise, but 居然 sounds slightly more colloquial.
- Usage
居然 comes before the verb, not at the start of the sentence.
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