突然

tū rán
HSK 3
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
adverb

Individual characters

突tū · to dash, to move forward quickly然rán · correct, right, so, thus, like this

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Example Sentences

他突然出现了。
tā tūrán chūxiàn le 。
He appeared suddenly.
天气突然变冷了。
tiānqì tūrán biàn lěng le 。
The weather suddenly became cold.
我突然想起了她的生日。
wǒ tūrán xiǎngqǐ le tāde shēngrì 。
I suddenly remembered her birthday.

Grammar Points

Comparing "turan" and "huran"

Words with similar meanings

忽然hūrán
suddenly
More commonly used in casual speech, but carries the same meaning of something happening unexpectedly.
猛然měngrán
unexpectedly
Implies a sudden force or impact, often used in descriptive contexts.

Words Starting With 突

突出tū chū
prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project
突破tū pò
to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense

Words Ending With 然

当然dāng rán
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
虽然suī rán
although; even though; even if
仍然réng rán
still; yet
忽然hū rán
suddenly; all of a sudden
既然jì rán
since; as; this being the case

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HSK 3
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Weather & Climate
Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
Feelings & Emotions
Vocabulary for happiness, sadness, anger, fear, love, excitement, etc.