突然

tū rán

HSK level: HSK 3

Meaning

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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突tūsudden, abrupt, unexpected穴犬然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly肰灬

Examples

灯突然灭了。

dēng tū rán miè le。

The light suddenly went out.

我突然想到你。

wǒ tū rán xiǎng dào nǐ。

I'm thinking about you.

他突然发言了。

tā tū rán fā yán le。

All at once, he spoke out.