一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 对了 對了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... 忽然 hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden syn 突发 突發 tū fā to occur suddenly syn 跳出 tiào chū to jump out / fig. to appear suddenly 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 奇兵 qí bīng troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush) 突起 tū qǐ to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out syn 顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately / suddenly syn 猛地 měng de suddenly syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 猝死 cù sǐ to die suddenly 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 猛然 měng rán suddenly / abruptly syn 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave syn 恍然大悟 huǎng rán dà wù to suddenly realize / to suddenly see the light syn 变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc syn 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) / to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) / a sudden flash of insight and all is clear syn 暴发 暴發 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) syn 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly / abruptly syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 骤变 驟變 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly syn 蓦然 驀然 mò rán suddenly / sudden syn 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 猝然 cù rán suddenly / abruptly syn 勃然 bó rán suddenly / abruptly / agitatedly / excitedly / vigorously syn 忽地 hū de suddenly syn 陡然 dǒu rán suddenly / unexpectedly / abruptly / precipitously / stumbling syn 倏地 shū de swiftly / suddenly syn 恍然 huǎng rán suddenly (perceive) / confused / vague / distracted syn 顿觉 頓覺 dùn jué to feel suddenly / to realize abruptly syn 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 蓦地 驀地 mò de suddenly / unexpectedly syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 闪出 閃出 shǎn chū to flash / to sparkle / to appear suddenly 亮出 liàng chū to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc) 惊觉 驚覺 jīng jué to realize suddenly / to wake up with a start 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 霍然 huò rán suddenly / quickly syn 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 乍现 乍現 zhà xiàn to appear suddenly 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 忽闻 忽聞 hū wén to hear suddenly / to learn of sth unexpectedly 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 顿然 頓然 dùn rán suddenly / abruptly syn 暴毙 暴斃 bào bì to die suddenly 整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn 猛醒 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep syn 睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn 猛可 měng kě suddenly / in an instant 勃兴 勃興 bó xīng to rise suddenly / to grow vigorously syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 猛 měng ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome syn 咋 zhà loud noise / shout / suddenly syn 俄 é suddenly / very soon 勃 bó flourishing / prosperous / suddenly / abruptly syn 柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 藉 jiè (literary) cushion / mat / (literary) to put some padding underneath syn 摄 攝 shè (bound form) to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to capture (video or still images) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for syn 詹 zhān (literary) verbose / (literary) to arrive, to reach 苑 yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn 斐 fěi phonetic fei or fi / (literary) (bound form) rich with literary elegance / phi (Greek letter Φφ) 眩 xuàn (literary) dizzy / (literary) dazzled / bewildered / to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4]) syn 忽 hū to neglect / to overlook / to ignore / suddenly syn 乍 zhà at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling syn 匡 kuāng (literary) to rectify / (literary) to assist / (coll.) to calculate roughly / to estimate syn 惺 xīng (literary) to come to one's senses / to awaken / (literary) astute / sharp-witted 骤 驟 zhòu sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4] syn 莳 蒔 shì (literary) to grow / (literary) to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2] syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 颐 頤 yí (literary) chin / jaw / (literary) to foster / to nurture / to protect syn 盎 àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant 陡 dǒu steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly syn 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn 