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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 竟然

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
竟然 jìng rán - unexpectedly
- to one's surprise
- in spite of everything
- in that crazy way
- actually
- to go as far as to

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 1,549 1,215 709

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
竟 jìng- unexpectedly
- actually
- to go so far as to
- indeed
然 rán- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly

Other Words Containing 竟然

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
竟然 4 4 1,549 1,215 709