居然
jū rán
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
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我仍旧无法相信我居然做了这种事。
Wǒ réng jiù wú fǎ xiāng xìn wǒ jū rán zuò le zhè zhǒng shì.
I still can't believe I did it.
让我出乎意料的是，他居然很会唱歌。
Ràng wǒ chū hū yì liào de shì, tā jū rán hěn huì chàng gē.
To my surprise, he was good at singing.