到 dào to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough syn 下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 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 来到 來到 lái dào to arrive / to come syn 迟到 遲到 chí dào to arrive late syn 到达 到達 dào dá to reach / to arrive syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 至 zhì to arrive / most / to / until syn 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 到来 到來 dào lái to arrive / arrival / advent 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, ... 降临 降臨 jiàng lín to descend / to arrive / to come syn 抵达 抵達 dǐ dá to arrive / to reach (a destination) syn 传来 傳來 chuán lái (of a sound) to come through / to be heard / (of news) to arrive syn 忽然 hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden syn 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result) / to arrive at (a conclusion) 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 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) 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 到货 到貨 dào huò (of packages or shipments) to arrive 暴发 暴發 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) syn 姗姗来迟 姍姍來遲 shān shān lái chí to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming syn 临门 臨門 lín mén to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth 幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) syn 骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly / abruptly 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 突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly 蓦地 驀地 mò de suddenly / unexpectedly syn 将至 將至 jiāng zhì to be about to arrive / to be around the corner 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 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 届 屆 jiè to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) syn 俄 é suddenly / very soon 勃 bó flourishing / prosperous / suddenly / abruptly syn 霍 huò (literary) suddenly 临 臨 lín to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before syn 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 詹 zhān (literary) verbose / (literary) to arrive, to reach 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 臻 zhēn to arrive / to reach (esp. perfection) / utmost / (used in commercials) syn 踵 zhǒng to arrive / to follow / heel 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 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 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 流水席 liú shuǐ xí banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive 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 