Chinese–EnglishWith examples

居然

jū rán · ju ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

我(wǒ)很(hěn)惊(jīng)讶(yà)，你(nǐ)家(jiā)居(jū)然(rán)有(yǒu)辆(liàng)日(rì)本(běn)车(chē)。

I am surprised that your family has a Japanese car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)没(méi)想(xiǎng)到(dào)今(jīn)天(tiān)居(jū)然(rán)会(huì)哭(kū)的(de)。

I never expected I would end up crying today.

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