竟 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

竟 English definition

jìng

  • unexpectedly
  • actually
  • to go so far as to
  • indeed

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : straight; pass;
  • : strong; powerful;
  • : clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role;
  • : cool; fresh; to cool;
  • : border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory;
  • : (of woman) slender; delicate; virtuous;
  • : radian (math.); now written 弧度;
  • : footpath; track; diameter; straight; directly;
  • : to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer;
  • : Japanese variant of 淨|净;
  • : a mythical animal that eats its mother;
  • : spasm;
  • : to compete; to contend; to struggle;
  • : lower part of leg;
  • : way; path; direct; diameter;
  • : mirror; lens;
  • : to make up (one's face); to dress; (of one's dress) beautiful;
  • : quiet; peaceful; to make tranquil; to pacify;
  • : calm; still; quiet; not moving;

Sentences examples with 竟

  • 他们竟然只用了一周就完成了任务。
    Tāmen jìngrán zhǐ yòngle yīzhōu jiù wánchéngle rènwù.
  • 你究竟为什么哭呢?
    Nǐ jiùjìng wèishéme kū ne?
  • 我完全没想到他竟然是这样的人。
    Wǒ wánquán méi xiǎngdào tā jìngrán shì zhèyàng de rén.

Words containing 竟, by HSK level