突然 tū rán sudden / abrupt / unexpected syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 忽然 hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 影响力 影響力 yǐng xiǎng lì influence / impact 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 灰姑娘 huī gū niang Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity 仓促 倉促 cāng cù all of a sudden / hurriedly syn 突变 突變 tū biàn sudden change / mutation syn 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 急剧 急劇 jí jù rapid / sudden syn 冲击力 衝擊力 chōng jī lì force of impact or thrust 急转弯 急轉彎 jí zhuǎn wān to make a sudden turn syn 三长两短 三長兩短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death syn 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire syn 心血来潮 心血來潮 xīn xuè lái cháo to be prompted by a sudden impulse / carried away by a whim / to have a brainstorm syn 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive syn 突兀 tū wù lofty or towering / sudden or abrupt syn 深入人心 shēn rù rén xīn to enter deeply into people's hearts / to have a real impact on the people (idiom) 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 暴利 bào lì sudden huge profits 救灾 救災 jiù zāi to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims 合着 合著 hé zhe (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so / after all 回马枪 回馬槍 huí mǎ qiāng sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) 惊雷 驚雷 jīng léi sudden clap of thunder / fig. surprising turn of events syn 蓦然 驀然 mò rán suddenly / sudden syn 主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort 重灾区 重災區 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area 刺痛 cì tòng to tingle / to sting / to have a sudden sharp pain / (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle / prick / sting / stab of pain 突发事件 突發事件 tū fā shì jiàn emergency / sudden occurrence 箭步 jiàn bù sudden big stride forward 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 猛力 měng lì with all one's might / with sudden force / violently / to slam 环评 環評 huán píng environmental impact assessment (EIA) / abbr. for 環境影響評估|环境影响评估 灵机 靈機 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick syn 闷雷 悶雷 mèn léi muffled thunder / (fig.) sudden shock / blow 急遽 jí jù rapid / sudden syn 怦然 pēng rán with a sudden shock, bang etc 遽然 jù rán (literary) all of a sudden syn 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) syn 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 喔 wo (particle) marker of surprise, sudden realization, reminder syn 股 gǔ thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (finance) stock / share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions syn 暴 bào sudden / violent / cruel / to show or expose / to injure syn 突 tū to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2] syn 骤 驟 zhòu sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4] syn 陨石坑 隕石坑 yǔn shí kēng meteorite impact crater 马失前蹄 馬失前蹄 mǎ shī qián tí lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness syn 霎 shà all of a sudden / drizzle 暴病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness syn 冲击钻 衝擊鑽 chōng jī zuàn impact drill / hammer drill 暴卒 bào zú to die of sudden illness / to die suddenly syn 难 難 nàn disaster / distress / to scold syn 灾难 災難 zāi nàn disaster / catastrophe syn 余生 餘生 yú shēng the remaining years of one's life / survival (after a disaster) syn 幸存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) syn 幸灾乐祸 幸災樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom) / fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster syn 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 大祸 大禍 dà huò disaster / calamity syn 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble / to invite disaster syn 自然灾害 自然災害 zì rán zāi hài natural disaster syn 死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom) / to die in a disaster / an unnatural death syn 灾害 災害 zāi hài calamity / disaster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò disaster syn 殃及 yāng jí to bring disaster to 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert disaster syn 患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn 灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 殉难 殉難 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster syn 心惊肉跳 心驚肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) / fear and trepidation in the face of disaster syn 受灾 受災 shòu zāi disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity syn 天灾 天災 tiān zāi natural disaster syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 罹难 罹難 lí nàn to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed syn 防灾 防災 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 祸事 禍事 huò shì disaster / doom syn 成灾 成災 chéng zāi disastrous / to turn into a disaster syn 灾民 災民 zāi mín victim (of a disaster) syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 祸患 禍患 huò huàn disaster / calamity syn 人祸 人禍 rén huò man-made disaster 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 灾荒 災荒 zāi huāng natural disaster / famine syn 下发 下發 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) syn 矿难 礦難 kuàng nàn mining disaster 褪去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4] 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn 自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster) 防患 fáng huàn to take preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster 赈灾 賑災 zhèn zāi disaster relief 灭失 滅失 miè shī loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) 灾难片 災難片 zāi nàn piàn disaster movie 恶事 惡事 è shì malicious deed / misdeed / disaster / catastrophe 自取灭亡 自取滅亡 zì qǔ miè wáng to court disaster (idiom) / to dig one's own grave syn 弥天 彌天 mí tiān filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc) 惨事 慘事 cǎn shì disaster 