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竟然

竟然

Chinese

 
unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
 
correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
simp. and trad.
(竟然) 		竟 然

Adverb

竟然

  1. surprisingly; unexpectedly
    他竟然說出這樣的話來傷母親的心。 [MSC, trad.]
    他竟然说出这样的话来伤母亲的心。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā jìngrán shuōchū zhèyàng de huà lái shāng mǔqīn de xīn. [Pinyin]
    I can't believe he should say such things to hurt his mother.
  2. (archaic) finally

Etymology

From 竟 ‎(“to finish”) + 然 ‎(“-ly”)

Pronunciation

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