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居然
Traditional Chinese
居然
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jū rán
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
geui1 yin4
Short definition unexpectedly
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions unexpectedlyCdict iconAdso icon / to one's surpriseCdict icon / go so far as toCdict icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: unexpectedly
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to'
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昨天(zuó tiān) yesterday
(wǒ) I
居然(jū rán) unexpectedly
从新(cóngxīn)
宿(sùsù xiù) old
(zhàn) website
(zǒu) from
到了(dào le dào liǎo) finally
(shén) look
(bǎo) to keep
(dīngtǐng) raised path between fields

I actually ended up walking all the way from Shinjuku Station to Jimbocho yesterday!

(wǒ) I
(réng) still
(jiù) former
无法(wú fǎ) unable
相信(xiāng xìn) to be convinced (that sth is true)
(wǒ) I
居然(jū rán) unexpectedly
做了(zuòle)
这种事(zhèzhǒngshì)

I still can't believe I did it.

(dū) all
(yī) all
(tiān) sky
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
居然(jū rán) unexpectedly
还没有(háiméiyǒu)
开始(kāi shǐ) to begin

How come you have not started yet after a day.

他没( tā méi)
(dài) area
钥匙(yào shi) key
(yòng) hence
铁丝(tiě sī) iron wire
(bō) to allocate
动了(dòng le) to move
两下(liǎng xià) twice
(mén) valve
居然(jū rán) unexpectedly
开了(kāi le) to turn on

Forgetting his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the key hole.

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