果然 [－－]

Jyutping gwo2 jin4
Pinyin guǒ rán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. really
  2. sure enough
  3. as expected
  4. if indeed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    事情​嘅​結​果​同​預​測​一致​，​或者​結果​同​事情​發​展​嘅​方向​一致
    unsurprisingly; indeed; eventually; as expected; sure enough
    • 尋日天氣報告話會有雨，果然今日就落雨嘞。
      寻日天气报告话会有雨，果然今日就落雨嘞。
      cam4 jat6 tin1 hei3 bou3 gou3 waa6 wui5 jau5 jyu5, gwo2 jin4 gam1 jat6 zau6 lok6 jyu5 laak3.
      Yesterday the weather forecast there would be a shower, and today, as expected, it is indeed raining.
    • 佢考試冇温書，果然考試就唔合格。
      佢考试冇温书，果然考试就唔合格。
      keoi5 haau2 si5 mou5 wan1 syu1, gwo2 jin4 haau2 si5 zau6 m4 hap6 gaak3.
      He didn't study for the exam. Unsurprisingly, he failed.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    as expected
    (syn.) 果不其然
    • 果然不出我所料
      果然不出我所料
      guǒ rán bù chū wǒ suǒ liào
      just as I expected
    • 他果然没在家。
      他果然没在家。
      tā guǒ rán méi zài jiā ．
      He wasn't at home, just as expected.
  2. conj
    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。
      新方法也不是完美的；果然如此，它比老方法好得多。
      xīn fāng fǎ yě bù shì wán měi de ； guǒ rán rú cǐ ， tā bǐ lǎo fāng fǎ hǎo de duō ．
      X
  3. adj, Classical-Chinese
    full (after meal)
  4. noun, historical, literary
    a kind of long-tailed ape
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #276
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对他的第一印象果然没有错。
    我對他的第一印象果然沒有錯。
    wǒ duì tā de dì yī yìn xiàng guǒ rán méi yǒu cuò 。
    • My first impression of him proved to be correct.
  2. Mandarin
    我们昨天试了一下，果然是很好。
    我們昨天試了一下，果然是很好。
    wǒ men zuó tiān shì le yī xià ， guǒ rán shì hěn hǎo 。
    • We tried it out yesterday; as expected, it was really good.
  3. Mandarin
    人和人果然是有差别的。
    人和人果然是有差別的。
    rén hé rén guǒ rán shì yǒu chā bié de 。
    • In fact there are differences from person to person.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    寻日天气报告话会有雨，果然今日就落雨嘞。
    尋日天氣報告話會有雨，果然今日就落雨嘞。
    cam4 jat6 tin1 hei3 bou3 gou3 waa6 wui5 jau5 jyu5, gwo2 jin4 gam1 jat6 zau6 lok6 jyu5 laak3.
    • Yesterday the weather forecast there would be a shower, and today, as expected, it is indeed raining.
  2. Cantonese
    佢考试冇温书，果然考试就唔合格。
    佢考試冇温書，果然考試就唔合格。
    keoi5 haau2 si5 mou5 wan1 syu1, gwo2 jin4 haau2 si5 zau6 m4 hap6 gaak3.
    • He didn't study for the exam. Unsurprisingly, he failed.
  3. Cantonese
    今届校际辩论，圣喇拔仔又卫冕喇！果然系辩论界嘅强校。
    今屆校際辯論，聖喇拔仔又衞冕喇！果然係辯論界嘅強校。
    gam1 gaai3 haau6 zai3 bin6 leon6, sing laa3 bat6 zai2 jau6 wai6 min5 laa3! gwo2 jin4 hai6 bin6 leon6 gaai3 ge3 koeng4 haau6.
    • The winner of the inter-school debating competition is St. La But again! It is, as expected, a strong school in debating.
  4. Cantonese
    警察假扮买家，毒贩果然中计，交易嘅时候被警方拘捕。
    警察假扮買家，毒販果然中計，交易嘅時候被警方拘捕。
    ging2 caat3 gaa2 baan6 maai5 gaa1, duk6 faan2 gwo2 jin4 zung3 gai3, gaau1 jik6 ge3 si4 hau6 bei6 ging2 fong1 keoi1 bou6.
    • Some police officers disguised as buyers. The drug-dealers thus fell into the trap, and were arrested by the police while performing the transaction.
  5. Cantonese
    赛果果然不出所料，七比一。
    賽果果然不出所料，七比一。
    coi3 gwo2 gwo2 jin4 bat1 ceot1 so2 liu6, cat1 bei2 jat1.
    • The results were just as I expected: seven to one.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    果然
    果然
    guǒ rán
    • as expected
    • as expected [lit. as a result]
  2. Mandarin
    新方法也不是完美的；果然如此，它比老方法好得多。
    新方法也不是完美的；果然如此，它比老方法好得多。
    xīn fāng fǎ yě bù shì wán měi de ； guǒ rán rú cǐ ， tā bǐ lǎo fāng fǎ hǎo de duō ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    果然，从此以后，其他工作组的同志在与敌人突然遭遇时就不再像过去那样惊慌失措了。
    果然，從此以後，其他工作組的同志在與敵人突然遭遇時就不再像過去那樣驚慌失措了。
    guǒ rán ， cóng cǐ yǐ hòu ， qí tā gōng zuò zǔ de tóng zhì zài yǔ dí rén tū rán zāo yù shí jiù bù zài xiàng guò qù nà yàng jīng huāng shī cuò le ．
    • Sure enough, from then on, comrades in other working groups did not panic as before when they encounter enemies without notice.
  4. Mandarin
    果然不出我所料
    果然不出我所料
    guǒ rán bù chū wǒ suǒ liào
    • just as I expected
  5. Mandarin
    他果然没在家。
    他果然没在家。
    tā guǒ rán méi zài jiā ．
    • He wasn't at home, just as expected.