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突然

tū rán
HSK 3
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
adverb

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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.

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

Public Lists with 突然

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

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Comparing "turan" and "huran"