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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

竟然 [jìngrán]
  1. 1. adverb unexpectedly
    玛莉竟然放弃事业，甘当家庭妇女。
    Mary unexpectedly gave up her career and became a housewife.
    走到半路上竟然下起雨来。
    They were halfway down the road when, to their surprise, it began to rain.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

竟然 [jìngrán]
  1. 1. unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually
    这样宏伟的建筑，竟然只用十个月的时间就完成了。
    To think that such a magnificent building was completed in ten months!
  2. 2. go so far as to; go to the length of; have the impudence (or effrontery) to
    竟然不顾事实
    go so far as to disregard the facts

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

竟然 [jìngrán]
  1. 1. 副 竟2
    这么重要的事儿，他竟然忘了
    他的判断竟然如此准确。
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Examples

竟然不顾事实
go so far as to disregard the facts
你是吃白饭的呀，竟然出这样的错儿！
How could you make such a terrible mistake?
今天的球赛真激烈，原本失利一方竟然把比分扳平了。
The match today was exciting. Though that team lagged behind at first, they came back and the match ended up a draw.
半道儿上汽车竟然抛锚了，我们急坏了。
The car broke down halfway, we were very anxious.
他一向学习很好，不想这次竟然没有通过考试。
He is very studious, but to everyone's surprise he failed the exam.
他们互相丑诋，最后竟然动起手来。
Verbal slander finally progressed to a fight between two of them.
没想到我这一句话竟然成了他们反目的催化剂。
I didn't expect that a word of mine would became the catalyst for their falling out.
没想到她竟然嫁给了一个村夫俗子。
It is so surprising that she married an uneducated and ordinary person.
这几张百元大钞竟然是假的。
Surprisingly, several of the 100 Yuan bank notes were phony.
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Collocations

竟然如此简单
actually so simple
竟然可以
to actually be able to
竟然好了
actually all right
竟然是错的
actually wrong

Word Decomposition

竟
[jìng] 		+ 然
[rán]

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