竟比朕预料的还要早了一些
“That is earlier than I anticipated.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便会奉旨入城了
“he will enter the city as decreed.”
竟比朕预料的 还要早 了一些
“That is earlier than I anticipated.”
“He arrived too quickly; he must know what I am planning.”
Since Qin Shi Huang, '朕' was exclusively reserved for the reigning emperor to signify supreme authority and sovereignty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
anticipate; expect; foresee
Commonly used in formal spoken or written Chinese to denote foresight or prior calculation.
unexpectedly even more... than
Combines the adverb '竟' (unexpectedly) with the comparative '比' to highlight a surprising discrepancy.
Marks a change of state or realized degree when combined with '一些'.