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Revision as of 08:41, 18 January 2018
You can add the adverb 果然 (guǒrán) to add the sense that what you're about to say is entirely expected. It's kind of like starting a sentence with "just as we thought" or "just as we expected," but it's just one word in Chinese. It's kind of like the opposite of 竟然 or 居然.
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Structure
果然 + Predicate
Examples
- 冠军 果然 是 她 ！我 就 知道 。
- 阳朔 的 风景 果然 很 美 ！很多 朋友 都 推荐 我 来 。
- 大厨 做 的 菜 果然 不一样 ！好吃 ！
- 听说 他 是 英国 留学 回来 的 ，英语 果然 很 不错 。
- 医生说 ，这 种 茶 有助于 睡眠 。我 试 了 一下 ，果然 有用 ！
果然 can also come before a full independent clause. In this case, it is usually preceded by a comma.
- 他 让 我 别 担心 ，果然 ，他 很快 就 解决 了 我 的 问题 。
- 客户 说 会 尽快 回复 ，果然，我 下班 前 就 收到 了 他 的 邮件 。
Colloquial Saying 果然如此
- 天气 预报 说 今早 要 下 大雨 ，果然 如此 ！
