suddenly (adj.)
HSK 3
Traditional
突然 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
他突然出现在我面前。 Tā tūrán chūxiàn zài wǒ miànqián. - He suddenly appeared in front of me.
突然间，天开始下雨了。 Tūrán jiān, tiān kāishǐ xiàyǔle. - Suddenly, it started raining.
我突然想到一个好主意。 Wǒ tūrán xiǎngdào yīgè hǎo zhǔyì. - I suddenly had a good idea.
他突然大笑起来。 Tā tūrán dàxiào qǐlái. - He suddenly burst into laughter.
他突然停下来，好像在思考。 Tā tūrán tíng xiàlái, hǎoxiàng zài sīkǎo. - He suddenly stopped, as if thinking.
Characters
然 rán - (lit.) so, like that; (lit.) but, nonetheless, however |
突 tū - dash forward; stick out, protrude; suddenly |