竟然 jìngrán▶ Inesperadamente

Stroke order

竟然 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 竟 — 11 strokes
• 然 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. unexpectedly
2. to one's surprise
3. in spite of everything
4. in that crazy way
5. actually
6. to go as far as to

Example sentences

• 他竟然忘了我的名字。Tā jìngrán wàng le wǒ de míngzi.He unexpectedly forgot my name.
• 这么难的题他竟然做对了。Zhème nán de tí tā jìngrán zuò duì le.He unexpectedly got such a hard question right.

Related words

• 仍然todavía
• 既然aunque
• 然而sin embargo
• 究竟exactamente
• 自然natural
• 不然de lo contrario

竟然 is pronounced jìngrán and means “Inesperadamente”. This word appears in HSK 4, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 竟然 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.