果然

guǒrán

adverb HSK 3 #4,317

Meanings

Literally 'result-like-that' — the outcome is as expected.

Tā guǒrán lái le.

He came, just as expected.

Guǒrán bù chū suǒ liào.

Sure enough, just as predicted.

Zhè dào cài guǒrán hěn hǎochī!

This dish really is delicious, as expected!

usage

果然 implies you already expected or predicted something, and it turned out to be true. It carries a tone of confirmation.

mistakes

Don't confuse 果然 (as expected) with 居然 (jūrán, unexpectedly) — they express opposite feelings about an outcome.

果 guǒ

然 rán