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Chinese
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fruit; result
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so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right |
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果
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然
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果
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Pronunciation
Adverb
果然
- as expected
- 果然不出我所料 ― guǒrán bù chū wǒ suǒ liào ― just as I expected
- 他果然没在家。 ― Tā guǒrán méi zàijiā. ― He wasn't at home, just as expected.
Synonyms
- 果真 (guǒzhēn)
- 果不其然 (guǒbùqírán)
Conjunction
果然
- even; even if; if indeed
新方法也不是完美的；果然如此，它比老方法好得多。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Xīn fāngfǎ yě bùshì wánměi de; guǒrán rúcǐ, tā bǐ lǎo fāngfǎ hǎo de duō.
- The new method is not perfect; even so, it is much better than the old one.
Synonyms
Adjective
果然
- (Classical) full (after meal)
Noun
果然
- (literary, historical) a kind of long-tailed ape