突然

突然 in English

tū rán adjective HSK 3
sudden / abrupt / unexpected

Measure word

  • zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts attested in use

Character breakdown

Stroke order

Le caractère 突 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 突 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

Le caractère 然 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 然 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 一艘船突然从雾中出现。

    A boat suddenly appeared out of the mist.

  • 他的突然出现,让我们都感到惊讶。

    His sudden appearance surprised us all.

  • 他突然发言了。

    All at once he spoke out.

  • 他突然看见了我。

    Suddenly he saw me.

  • 他突然良心发现。

    His conscience suddenly awoke in him.

  • 公車突然在路中央停下來。

    The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.

  • 喬丹先生突然醒了。

    Mr Jordan woke up suddenly.

  • 天空突然变暗了。

    All of sudden the sky became dark.

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