果然
guǒ rán
Pinyin

Definition

果然
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guǒ rán
  1. really
  2. sure enough
  3. as expected
  4. if indeed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
如果
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy

Sample Sentences

你果然还是克制不住疯狂“剁手”的欲望呀!只是现在经济下行，还是应当谨慎支出，当心不要“入不敷出”呢。
nǐ guǒrán háishi kèzhì bùzhù fēngkuáng “duò shǒu ”de yùwàng ya !zhǐshì xiànzài jīngjì xiàxíng ，háishi yīngdāng jǐnshèn zhīchū ，dāngxīn bùyào “rùbùfūchū ”ne 。
You really cannot control your desire to shop! However as the economy is slowing down it’s better to be careful with our expenses to avoid overspending.
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回到座位）谢谢你！他们果然还没送到我们这儿来，你真是专业乘客，你常飞北京吗？
huí dào zuòwèi ）xièxie nǐ ！tāmen guǒrán hái méi sòngdào wǒmen zhèr lái ，nǐ zhēn shì zhuānyè chéngkè ，nǐ cháng fēi Běijīng ma ？
(back at the seat) Thanks! You're right! They haven't arrived here yet. You really are a "professional passenger". Do you often fly to Beijing?
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这还要查呀！科技的发展果然大幅降低了你的记忆力。
zhè hái yào chá ya ！kējì de fāzhǎn guǒrán dàfú jiàngdī le nǐ de jìyìlì 。
Even this you need to look up? Technological development has really made your memory deteriorate dramatically.
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哎！真的是，黄河之水天上来，奔流到海不复回，现在才见识到这“天上来”的感觉，跟以前上课看老师在黑板上又写又画比起来，果然还是要亲眼看到才真能明白。
āi ！zhēn de shì ，Huánghé zhī shuǐ tiānshàng lái ，bēn liú dào hǎi bù fù huí ，xiànzài cái jiànshi dào zhè “tiānshàng lái ”de gǎnjué ，gēn yǐqián shàngkè kàn lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng yòu xiě yòu huà bǐqǐlai ，guǒrán háishì yào qīnyǎn kàndào cái zhēn néng míngbai 。
Ah! That's true, "the Yellow River flows down from the heavens, Running to the sea never to return". Only now do I realize what the poem meant by "flows down from the heavens". Of course, compared to just sitting in class having the teacher write and draw on the blackboard, it's only seeing it with my own eyes that really made me understand.
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感谢你抽空接受访问！好美的空间，果然是设计师的工作室。
gǎnxiè nǐ chōukòng jiēshòu fǎngwèn ！hǎo měi de kōngjiān ，guǒrán shì shèjìshī de gōngzuòshì 。
Thanks for making the time to take this interview! What a beautiful space, it is not surprising that it is a designer's workshop.
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果然多数人还是不太尊重专业啊。
guǒrán duōshù rén háishì bùtài zūnzhòng zhuānyè ā 。
It's not so surprising to learn that the majority of people don't respect professional skills.
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他最近要考试了，所以一直在读书。果然好马不停蹄。
tā zuìjìn yào kǎoshì le ，suǒyǐ yīzhí zài dúshū 。guǒrán hǎomǎbùtíngtí 。
There’s an exam coming up soon, so he studies so hard. He is such a workhorse.
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老布什和小布什都当过总统，果然是虎父无犬子啊。
lǎobùshí hé xiǎobùshí dōu dāng guò zǒngtǒng ，guǒrán shì hǔfùwúquǎnzǐ a 。
Both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush have been president. No wonder they say "the apple fall doesn't fall far fro the tree.
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我早上就说会下雨，果然下了。
wǒ zǎoshang jiù shuō huì xiàyǔ ，guǒrán xià le 。
I said this morning that it would rain, and it has, as predicted.
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你果然是个性直接的白羊座。
nǐ guǒrán shì gèxìng zhíjiē de báiyángzuò 。
You definitely have the directness of an Aries.
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