Adv.[indicates unexpectedness]

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How to Use 竟然 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 竟然 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
jìng
rán
chéng
gōng
liǎo
neutral
unexpectedly succeeded
jìng
rán
shì
neutral
it was actually him
jìng
rán
zhī
dào
neutral
surprisingly not know
Adverb + Adverbwith如此
jìng
rán
formalWritten
actually like this

Example Sentences with 竟然

jìng
rán
lái
le
He actually came.
píng
shí
hěn
jié
jiǎn
jìng
rán
mǎi
le
tào
áng
guì
de
yīn
xiǎng
He is usually very frugal, but he actually bought an expensive sound system.
zhè
fèn
bào
gào
jìng
rán
chū
xiàn
le
míng
xiǎn
de
cuò
lìng
rén
shī
wàng
This report actually contains such obvious errors, which is disappointing.
méi
xiǎng
dào
jìng
rán
huì
chí
dào
I didn't expect that he would actually be late.
jìng
rán
zhī
dào
míng
tiān
shì
jié
zhǐ
ma
You actually don't know that tomorrow is the deadline?
ying
bāng
máng
zuì
hòu
jìng
rán
méi
yǒu
chū
xiàn
He promised to help, but in the end, he actually didn't show up.
zhè
me
jiǎn
dān
de
wèn
jìng
rán
huí
cuò
le
Such a simple question, and he actually answered it wrong.
tiān
bào
shuō
huì
xià
xiàn
zài
jìng
rán
chū
tài
yáng
le
The weather forecast said it would rain, but now the sun is actually out.