果然 (guǒ rán) — as expected; sure enough; indeed
Definition
果然 marks that something turned out exactly as predicted — 'sure enough / as expected'. Unlike 确实 or 的确 (which simply stress a fact is true), 果然 implies a prior expectation was fulfilled.
adverb
as expectedsure enoughindeed
Examples
- ，果然。Wǒ zǎo jiù zhī dào tā huì chéng gōng, guǒ rán tā zuò dào le.I knew he would succeed long ago, and sure enough he did it.
- ，果然。Tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn tiān huì xià yǔ, guǒ rán xià wǔ xià le yì chǎng dà yǔ zhēn de lái le.The weather forecast said it would rain today, and sure enough the heavy rain really came.
- ，果然。Zhè dào cài kàn qǐ lái hěn là, cháng le yì kǒu guǒ rán fēi cháng là.This dish looks very spicy, and after tasting it, sure enough it's extremely spicy.
Grammar
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