突
发

To occur suddenly in Chinese: 突发 (tū fā)

tū fā

to occur suddenly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 突發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to occur suddenly

Stroke order

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突
发

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨ

tū

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

突发

Simplified

突發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 昨晚工厂突发大火，损失很大。

    zuó wǎn gōng chǎng tū fā dà huǒ， sǔn shī hěn dà。

    A fire broke out suddenly at the factory last night, causing great loss.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

突然

tū rán

sudden

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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