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 想想 xiǎng xiang to have a think about it / recall... syn 记忆 記憶 jì yì to remember / to recall / memory syn 想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall / to think of / to call to mind syn 回忆 回憶 huí yì to recall / memories / CL:個|个[ge4] 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, ... 回想 huí xiǎng to recall / to recollect / to think back syn 回收 huí shōu to recycle / to reclaim / to retrieve / to recover / to recall (a defective product) 忽然 hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden syn 突发 突發 tū fā to occur suddenly syn 撤回 chè huí to recall / to revoke / to retract syn 跳出 tiào chū to jump out / fig. to appear suddenly 召回 zhào huí to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) 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 留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave / to hate to have to go / to recall fondly syn 缅怀 緬懷 miǎn huái to commemorate / to recall fondly / to think of the past syn 回首 huí shǒu to turn around / to look back / (fig.) to recall the past syn 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly syn 回溯 huí sù to recall / to look back upon 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 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly / continuously / constantly syn 顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately / suddenly syn 猛地 měng de suddenly syn 追忆 追憶 zhuī yì to recollect / to recall (past times) / to look back syn 留念 liú niàn to keep as a souvenir / to recall fondly 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 暴发 暴發 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) syn 感怀 感懷 gǎn huái to recall with emotion / to feel sentiments syn 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 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn 感念 gǎn niàn to recall fondly / to remember with emotion 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 想起来 想起來 xiǎng qi lai to remember / to recall 突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly 记起 記起 jì qǐ to recall / to recollect 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 怀古 懷古 huái gǔ to recall the past / to cherish the memory of past events / to reminisce / nostalgic syn 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 追 zhuī to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously 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 追想 zhuī xiǎng to recall 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 温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future syn 鸣金收军 鳴金收軍 míng jīn shōu jūn to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat 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 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 