居然

Meaning(adverb)

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

Examples

• 他居然忘了自己的生日。

  tā jū rán wàng le zì jǐ de shēng rì.

  He actually forgot his own birthday.

• 这么简单的题，你居然不会？

  zhè me jiǎn dān de tí, nǐ jū rán bú huì?

  You can't even do such an easy question?

• 外面居然下雪了！

  wài miàn jū rán xià xuě le!

  It's actually snowing outside!

Easily confused

• 竟然 — Near synonyms; 竟然 is slightly more common in writing, 居然 slightly more colloquial.

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