居然

jūrán

adverbHSK 5

unexpectedly

Character Breakdown

居

jū

reside, live

Radical: 尸Strokes: 8
尸flag
古headstone
然

rán

correct, so, -like

Radical: 灬Strokes: 12
灬burner
肙small worm

Example Sentences

他居然迟到了一个小时。

tā jūrán chídào le yī gè xiǎoshí.

He was actually an hour late.

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