Chinese word dictionary

居然

jūrán · unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

Word information

Simplified居然
Traditional居然
Pinyinjūrán
Part of speech
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05

How to learn 居然

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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