Chinese word

果然

Pronunciation

Pinyinguǒ rán

Meaning

  • adverbas expected

Example

果然他迟到了。guǒ rán tā chí dào le

As expected, he was late.

Illustration for 果然 (as expected)

More examples

你说的果然没错。nǐ shuō de guǒ rán méi cuò

What you said is indeed correct.

Core concept

An earlier expectation meets the result that actually appears.

Common phrases

  • 果然是guǒ rán shì

    indeed it is

  • 果然没错guǒ rán méi cuò

    indeed that's right

  • 果然没有guǒ rán méi yǒu

    indeed there is none

Similar words

真的zhēn de: Emphasizes that a fact is true or an expressed feeling is sincere.

Definition in Chinese

表示事实的结果与先前的预料一致，用于肯定或说明事实确实如此，常用作副词放在句首或主语后。biǎo shì shì shí de jié guǒ yǔ xiān qián de yù liào yí zhì yòng yú kěn dìng huò shuō míng shì shí què shí rú cǐ cháng yòng zuò fù cí fàng zài jù shǒu huò zhú yǔ hòu

Word origin

果然 (guǒrán, "as expected") combines 果 (guǒ, "result") with 然 (rán, "so"), joining an actual outcome to the judgment that it is so.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a plain emphasis word, it points back to a prediction, clue, or guess that has been confirmed.

Other meanings

  • indeedadverb

Opposites

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