LEARN + CHINESE / 80 of 300 HSK 3
That’s Exactly What Happened 果然
The forecast said rain, and sure enough, the picnic gets rained out: 果然. 其实 can reset the story with what’s really going on; 根本 makes a negative firm, and 只好 says the other options have run out. These words show how the speaker is interpreting the moment.
我们昨天试了一下，果然很好。
wǒmen zuótiān shì le yíxià， guǒrán hěn hǎo。
We tried it yesterday, and it turned out to be very good.
你住在我们家，当然能少花点钱。
nǐ zhù zài wǒmen jiā， dāngrán néng shǎo huā diǎn qián。
If you stay with us, of course you’ll spend less.
我就想知道到底出了什么事。
wǒ jiù xiǎng zhīdào dàodǐ chū le shénme shì。
I just want to know what actually happened.
反正已经太晚了。
fǎnzhèng yǐjīng tài wǎn le。
It’s too late anyway.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
bái | in vain; for free |
bìng | and; actually (emphasis) |
dāngrán | of course; natural |
dàodǐ | on earth; after all |
fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case |
gēnběn | fundamental; at all |
guǒrán | as expected; sure enough |
jiǎnzhí | simply; at all |
juéduì | absolute; absolutely |
nándào | could it be that...? |
qíshí | actually; in fact |
qiānwàn | ten million; must; be sure to |
quèshí | true; reliable; really |
zhǐhǎo | have to; be forced to |
zhōngyú | finally; at last |
wǒmen | we; us |
shénme | what |
yǐjīng | already |
zuótiān | yesterday |
zhīdào | to know |
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