突
然

Sudden in Chinese: 突然 (tū rán)

tū rán

sudden

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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突
然

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨ

tū

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 灯突然灭了。

    dēng tū rán miè le。

    Suddenly, the light went out.

  • 她突然出名了。

    tā tū rán chū míng le。

    She suddenly became famous.

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Related words

当然

dāng rán

only natural

然后

rán hòu

then

虽然

suī rán

although

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

必然

bì rán

inevitable

不然

bù rán

not so

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