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 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 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 实况 實況 shí kuàng live (e.g. broadcast or recording) / what is actually happening / scene / the real situation 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 猝死 cù sǐ to die suddenly 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 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 可望 kě wàng can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening) syn 暴发 暴發 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) syn 幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) syn 骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly / abruptly syn 始发 始發 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating syn 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 骤变 驟變 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly syn 蓦然 驀然 mò rán suddenly / sudden syn 倏然 shū rán (literary) suddenly 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 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly 蓦地 驀地 mò de suddenly / unexpectedly syn 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 忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn 霍然 huò rán suddenly / quickly syn 乍现 乍現 zhà xiàn to appear suddenly 倏忽 shū hū (literary) suddenly syn 忽闻 忽聞 hū wén to hear suddenly / to learn of sth unexpectedly 顿然 頓然 dùn rán suddenly / abruptly syn 暴毙 暴斃 bào bì to die suddenly 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 猛醒 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep syn 猛可 měng kě suddenly / in an instant 勃兴 勃興 bó xīng to rise suddenly / to grow vigorously 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 霍 huò (literary) suddenly 故 gù happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead 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 骤 驟 zhòu sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4] syn 陡 dǒu steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly syn 奄 yǎn suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround 猝 cù abruptly / suddenly / unexpectedly syn 遽 jù hurry / fast / suddenly 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve syn 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again syn 暴卒 bào zú to die of sudden illness / to die suddenly syn 蓦 驀 mò leap on or over / suddenly 溘 kè suddenly 芴 hū (old) vaguely / suddenly 魆 xù beguile / suddenly 冷不丁 lěng bu dīng suddenly / by surprise syn 一跃而起 一躍而起 yī yuè ér qǐ to jump up suddenly / to bound up / to rise up in one bound 翻然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) / also written 幡然[fan1 ran2] syn 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom) / a major coup happening on one's doorstep / trouble or danger in one's own backyard 勃然变色 勃然變色 bó rán biàn sè to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc 崛地而起 jué dì ér qǐ lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom) / sudden emergence of prominent new feature 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng suddenly have a thought (idiom) / suddenly be inspired to do something 窜红 竄紅 cuàn hóng to become suddenly popular / suddenly all the rage 猛省 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to suddenly recall 图穷匕见 圖窮匕見 tú qióng bǐ xiàn lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom) / fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent syn 恍然大悟 huǎng rán - dà wù (idiom) to suddenly realize / to suddenly see the light syn 正然 zhèng rán in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing) 没有事 沒有事 méi yǒu shì not a bit / nothing is up / nothing alarming is happening 欻 hū suddenly 一霎眼 yī shà yǎn suddenly / in an instant 嘎然 gā rán (onom.) screech of a sudden stop / suddenly stop (of sounds) / crisply and clearly (of sounds) 溘然 kè rán suddenly 特起 tè qǐ to appear on the scene / to arise suddenly 猛丁 měng dīng suddenly 猛不防 měng bù fáng suddenly / unexpectedly / taken by surprise / at unawares syn 猛乍 měng zhà suddenly / unexpectedly 率然 shuài rán hastily / rashly / suddenly 齌怒 jì nù to suddenly become extremely angry 蹿红 躥紅 cuān hóng to become suddenly popular 蓦地里 驀地裡 mò dì lǐ suddenly / unexpectedly 欻 xū suddenly / also pr. [hu1] 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) syn 猝逝 cù shì to die suddenly 