果然
Meaning
- really
- sure enough
- as expected
Example sentence
我对他的第一印象果然没有错。
My first impression of him proved to be correct.
Characters in 果然
- 果 guǒ fruit; result, outcome
- 然 rán so, thus; forms adverbs, like English -ly
果 a result plus 然, the adverb suffix. As the result had it, hence sure enough.