突兀
tū wù
Pinyin
Definition
突兀
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- lofty or towering
- sudden or abrupt
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
曲突徙薪
- 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take preventive measures
狼奔豕突
- 1 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
异军突起
- 1 to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
相向突击
- 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
突发奇想
- 1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
- 2 suddenly be inspired to do something