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居然

jūrán
adverb HSK 5 #1,043

Meanings

  1. 1 unexpectedly; to one's surprise
  2. 2 actually (expressing disbelief)

Examples

他居然通过了考试！
Tā jūrán tōngguò le kǎoshì!
He actually passed the exam!
没想到你居然会说中文。
Méi xiǎngdào nǐ jūrán huì shuō Zhōngwén.
I didn't expect that you could actually speak Chinese.
这么简单的题他居然做错了。
Zhème jiǎndān de tí tā jūrán zuò cuò le.
He actually got such a simple question wrong.

Tips

usage
居然 always carries surprise or disbelief. It goes before the verb: 居然 + verb. The speaker finds the situation unexpected.
usage
居然 (surprised/disbelieving) vs 竟然 (jìngrán, similar but slightly more literary). Both express 'unexpectedly.'

Stroke Order

居 jū
然 rán