居然 - Mandarin word #962

居然

jūrán

Traditional: 居然

#962 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

unexpectedly, surprisingly

Stroke order

居

然

。

He actually forgot my birthday.

敢gǎn！

How dare you say such a thing!

。

Surprisingly, she won the match.

。

She actually went on her own.

居然 (jū rán) means unexpectedly or surprisingly.

既然

since, as, given that

也许

perhaps, maybe, possibly

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This word is part of lesson 20.