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jìng · jing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. unexpectedly
  2. actually
  3. to go so far as to
  4. indeed

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)找(zhǎo)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān),钥(yào)匙(shi)竟(jìng)在(zài)口(kǒu)袋(dài)里(lǐ)。

He searched for a long time, yet the key was unexpectedly in his pocket.

02

这(zhè)么(me)简(jiǎn)单(dān)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí),他(tā)竟(jìng)答(dá)错(cuò)了(le)。

Such a simple question, yet he unexpectedly answered it wrong.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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