猛
然

Suddenly in Chinese: 猛然 (měng rán)

měng rán

suddenly

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Definitions

  1. 1suddenly
  2. 2abruptly

Stroke order

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猛
然

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄥˇ

měng

ㄇ/ mㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他猛然回头，吓了我一跳。

    tā měng rán huí tóu， xià le wǒ yí tiào。

    He suddenly turned his head and startled me.

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Related words

猛

měng

ferocious

当然

dāng rán

only natural

然后

rán hòu

then

虽然

suī rán

although

突然

tū rán

sudden

果然

guǒ rán

really

忽然

hū rán

suddenly

既然

jì rán

since

竟然

jìng rán

unexpectedly

然而

rán ér

however

仍然

réng rán

still

自然

zì rán

nature

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