本以为他不会及格，但最终还是及格了。

I thought he was going to fail the exam, but he passed after all.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 本 běn
  1. (bound form) root; stem
  2. (bound form) origin; source
  3. (bound form) one's own; this
  4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  5. (bound form) original
  6. (bound form) inherent
  7. originally; initially
  8. capital; principal
  9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
2 以为 yǐwéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
3 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
4 不会 bùhuì
  1. improbable
  2. unlikely
  3. will not (act, happen etc)
  4. not able
  5. not having learned to do sth
  6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it
  7. not at all
5 及格 jígé
  1. to pass an exam or a test
  2. to meet a minimum standard
6 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
7 最终 zuìzhōng final; ultimate
=8 还是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=8 还是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
9 及格 jígé
  1. to pass an exam or a test
  2. to meet a minimum standard
=10 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=10 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=10 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=10 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào