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 明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out syn 意识 意識 yì shí consciousness / awareness / (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of / to realize syn 实现 實現 shí xiàn to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about syn 体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience 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, ... 发觉 發覺 fā jué to become aware / to detect / to realize / to perceive syn 忽然 hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden syn 突发 突發 tū fā to occur suddenly syn 认知 認知 rèn zhī cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize syn 跳出 tiào chū to jump out / fig. to appear suddenly 认清 認清 rèn qīng to see clearly / to recognize / to realize syn 自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn 觉察 覺察 jué chá to sense / to perceive / to come to realize / to be aware 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 醒悟 xǐng wù to come to oneself / to come to realize / to come to see the truth / to wake up to reality syn 觉醒 覺醒 jué xǐng to awaken / to come to realize / awakened to the truth / the truth dawns upon one / scales fall from the eyes / to become aware syn 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly syn 觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) syn 领略 領略 lǐng lüè to have a taste of / to realize / to appreciate 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 感悟 gǎn wù to come to realize / to appreciate (feelings) 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 幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) syn 骤然 驟然 zhòu rán suddenly / abruptly syn 变现 變現 biàn xiàn to realize (an asset) / to liquidate / to sell for cash / to monetize 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 省悟 xǐng wù to wake up to reality / to come to oneself / to realize / to see the truth syn 不明白 bù míng bái does not understand / fails to realize (intuitively) what is going on 意识到 意識到 yì shí dào to be aware of / to realize syn 突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly 蓦地 驀地 mò de suddenly / unexpectedly syn 了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly / to settle a matter / to get it over with 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) 方知 fāng zhī to realize only then 忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn 霍然 huò rán suddenly / quickly syn 乍现 乍現 zhà xiàn to appear suddenly 体悟 體悟 tǐ wù to experience / to realize / to comprehend syn 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 猛可 měng kě suddenly / in an instant 勃兴 勃興 bó xīng to rise suddenly / to grow vigorously syn 省 xǐng (bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 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 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 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 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom) 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 恍然大悟 huǎng rán - dà wù (idiom) to suddenly realize / to suddenly see the light syn 后知后觉 後知後覺 hòu zhī - hòu jué to realize in hindsight / to realize belatedly / to be late to the party 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 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 