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竟然是 Pronunciation and Pinyin

竟然是 Usage and Examples

it turned out to be

it was actually

it proved to be

The characters in 竟然是

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
竟
jìng11unexpectedly or after all
然
rán12thus, so, yes
是
shì9to be, yes, right

More words starting with 竟

  • jìng竟yě也even, surprisingly also
  • jìng竟huì会actually, even
  • jìng竟shǐ使even caused, surprisingly made
  • jìng竟shǐ使yù遇shào哨if it will meet a guard
  • jìng竟tiān天all over the sky
  • jìng竟chéng成le了turned out to be, ended up as
  • jìng竟gǎn敢How dare, Dare to
  • jìng竟rì日all day long
  • jìng竟shì是it's actually, it was actually
  • jìng竟yǒu有xiē些Somewhat surprisingly, Actually a bit
  • jìng竟rán然Unexpectedly; to one's surprise.
  • jìng竟rán然néng能surprisingly able to, actually can

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Questions about 竟然是

What does 竟然是 mean in Chinese?

竟然是 (jìng rán shì) means “it turned out to be, it was actually, it proved to be”.

How do you pronounce 竟然是?

竟然是 is pronounced jìng rán shì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “it turned out to be” in Chinese?

“it turned out to be” is 竟然是 (jìng rán shì) in Chinese.

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