果然

guǒ rán · guo ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. really
  2. sure enough
  3. as expected
  4. if indeed

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)印(yìn)象(xiàng)果(guǒ)然(rán)没(méi)有(yǒu)错(cuò)。

My first impression of him proved to be correct.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)昨(zuó)天(tiān)试(shì)了(le)一(yí)下(xià),果(guǒ)然(rán)是(shì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

We tried it out yesterday; as expected, it was really good.

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

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