Meaning of 居然
居然 means unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually (implying surprise at something contrary to expectation). Pronounced jū rán. HSK 5.
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually (implying surprise at something contrary to expectation)
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
zhēn真
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
tā他
jū居
rán然
huì会
zuò做
chū出
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
lái来
。
I truly never thought he would actually do something like this.
Zhè这
me么
nán难
de的
tí题
，
tā他
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
xué学
shēng生
jū居
rán然
quán全
zuò做
duì对
le了
。
Such a difficult problem, and he, a primary school student, actually got all of them right.
Tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
，
xiàn现
zài在
jū居
rán然
chū出
tài太
yang阳
le了
。
The weather forecast said it would rain today, but now the sun is unexpectedly out.
Tā他
píng平
shí时
hěn很
ān安
jìng静
，
zuó昨
tiān天
jū居
rán然
zài在
dà大
jiā家
miàn面
qián前
chàng唱
le了
shǒu首
gē歌
。
He's usually very quiet, but yesterday he actually sang a song in front of everyone.
Zhè这
me么
pián便
yí宜
de的
yī衣
fu服
，
zhì质
liàng量
jū居
rán然
zhè这
me么
hǎo好
。
Such cheap clothes, yet the quality is surprisingly good.