Usage note
果然表示和预料的一样。
guǒ rán biǎo shì hé yù liào de yí yàng。
果然 means as expected.
Context note
果然常用于结果、猜测和发现。
guǒ rán cháng yòng yú jié guǒ 、 cāi cè hé fā xiàn。
It is often used with results, guesses, and discoveries.
5 examples
果然下雨了。
guǒ rán xià yǔ le。
Sure enough, it rained.
他果然来了。
tā guǒ rán lái le。
He came as expected.
果然很简单。
guǒ rán hěn jiǎn dān。
It really was simple as expected.
我一猜，果然是他。
wǒ yì cāi， guǒ rán shì tā。
I guessed it, and sure enough, it was him.
果然没错。
guǒ rán méi cuò。
Sure enough, it was correct.
5 mini stories
我觉得会下雨，果然真的下了。
wǒ jué de huì xià yǔ， guǒ rán zhēn de xià le。
I thought it would rain, and sure enough it did.
他果然没迟到。
tā guǒ rán méi chí dào。
He really was not late, as expected.
老师说得果然对。
lǎo shī shuō dé guǒ rán duì。
The teacher was indeed right.
她果然通过了考试。
tā guǒ rán tōng guò le kǎo shì。
She indeed passed the exam.
果然，练习后就更熟练了。
guǒ rán， liàn xí hòu jiù gèng shú liàn le。
Sure enough, after practice, he became more skilled.
Mini dialogue
天气预报
A
天气预报说今天会下雨。
Tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān huì xià yǔ.
The weather forecast said it would rain today.
B
你看，果然下雨了！
Nǐ kàn, guǒrán xià yǔ le!
Look, as expected, it's raining!
找东西
A
我的铅笔不见了。
Wǒ de qiānbǐ bùjiàn le.
My pencil is missing.
B
果然在书包里。
Guǒrán zài shūbāo lǐ.
As expected, it's in the schoolbag.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
竟然
jìng rán
unexpectedly
果然 means as expected, while 竟然 means unexpectedly.
similar
真的
zhēn de
really; indeed
真的 can be used similarly to 果然 to confirm something is true.