突如其来 (突如其來)
tū rú qí lái
Pinyin
Definition
突如其来 (突如其來)
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- to arise abruptly
- to arrive suddenly
- happening suddenly
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一如既往
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
三缄其口
- 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
- 2 tight-lipped
上下其手
- 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
- 2 fig. conspiring to defraud