居然
A2
Level 4*
★ Core word
Adverb
居然 (jū rán) is a Chinese word meaning “unexpectedly”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- unexpectedly
- to one's surprise
- go so far as to
Stroke order
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Example
這麼難的題目，他居然答對了。
He actually got such a hard question right.
Related words at this level
Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).