突然
tū rán
Pinyin

Definition

突然
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tū rán
  1. sudden
  2. abrupt
  3. unexpected

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
当然
dāng rán
  1. 1 only natural
  2. 2 as it should be
  3. 3 certainly
  4. 4 of course
  5. 5 without doubt

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire

Sample Sentences

妈妈经常唠叨我：十字路口非常危险，常常有车突然冲过来，所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
māma jīngcháng láodao wǒ ：shízìlùkǒu fēicháng wēixiǎn ，chángcháng yǒu chē tūrán chōng guòlái ，suǒyǐ zài chuānyuè mǎlù shí yīdìng yào géwài xiǎoxīn 。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."
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怎么回事，你这个购物狂突然变成哲学家了？
zěnme huíshì ，nǐ zhège gòuwùkuáng tūrán biànchéng zhéxuéjiā le ？
Why has a shopaholic like yourself become philosophical?
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然而，愉快的情绪突然之间被打断，一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来，差点儿撞上他。
ránér ，yúkuài de qíngxù tūrán zhījiān bèi dǎduàn ，yī liàng chāosù zhuǎnwān de chēzi chōng le chūlái ，chàdiǎnr zhuàng shàng tā 。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
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7.演讲到一半突然脑子一片空白，他恨不得找个地缝钻进去。
.yǎnjiǎng dào yībàn tūrán nǎozi yī piàn kòngbái ，tā hènbude zhǎo ge defèng zuàn jìnqù 。
His mind drew a blank halfway though his speech, he wished he could crawl into a hole.
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乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找，最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓，弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪，心想：该不会和这只弓有关吧？于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神，决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ，zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ，wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ，xīnxiǎng ：gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ？yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ，juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.
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有一次我在家里面非常悠哉地带孩子，突然发现我的尿布用光了，简直就是晴天霹雳！
yǒu yī cì wǒ zài jiā lǐmiàn fēicháng yōuzāi de dài háizi ，tūrán fāxiàn wǒ de niàobù yòng guāng le ，jiǎnzhí jiùshì qíngtiānpīlì ！
There was one time, I was taking care of my kid and relaxing. Then I found out I was out of diapers. It was a real bolt from the blue.
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我突然想起明天要考试，我完全没有复习，真是晴天霹雳呀！
wǒ tūrán xiǎngqǐ míngtiān yào kǎoshì ，wǒ wánquán méiyǒu fùxí ，zhēnshi qíngtiānpīlì ya ！
I just remembered that we have an exam tomorrow. I haven’t studied at all. It’s a bolt from the blue.
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我老板今年送的生日惊喜，我很喜欢。他突然给了我一星期的有薪假，让我可以出去走走。
wǒ lǎobǎn jīnnián sòng de shēngrì jīngxǐ ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan 。tā tūrán gěi le wǒ yī xīngqī de yǒuxīnjià ，ràng wǒ kěyǐ chūqù zǒu zǒu 。
I really like the birthday surprise my boss gave me this year. He unexpectedly gave me a week of paid leave so that I could go out.
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有一晚，秦宇在打烊的时候突然想起，似乎一星期没见到女孩儿来买咖啡了。他心想：”大概是出去旅游了吧！”
yǒu yī wǎn ，qínyǔ zài dǎyàng de shíhou tūrán xiǎngqǐ ，sìhū yī xīngqī méi jiàndào nǚháiēr lái mǎi kāfēi le 。tā xīnxiǎng ：”dàgài shì chūqù lǚyóu le ba ！”
One night, when closing the shop, QinYu suddenly realised that it had been a week since the last time the girl bought a cup of coffee here. "Maybe she went traveling! ", he thought.
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仿佛一夜之间，夸夸群突然火了，有人为寻求认同，有人为取悦伴侣，“收费夸人”的服务亦应运而生，多个电商平台已上线“在线夸人服务”。但在业内看来，夸夸群终究只是一时的产物，并不能真正解决焦虑、缺乏认同的话题，难以形成常态，其目前的一些盈利模式也难以实现规模性放大。
fǎngfú yīyèzhījiān ，kuākuāqún tūrán huǒ le ，yǒurén wéi xúnqiú rèntóng ，yǒurén wéi qǔyuè bànlǚ ，“shōufèi kuā rén ”de fúwù yì yìngyùnérshēng ，duōge diànshāng píngtái yǐ shàngxiàn “zàixiàn kuā rén fúwù ”。dàn zài yè nèi kànlai ，kuākuāqún zhōngjiū zhǐshì yīshí de chǎnwù ，bìng bùnéng zhēnzhèng jiějué jiāolǜ 、quēfá rèntóng de huàtí ，nányǐ xíngchéng chángtài ，qí mùqián de yīxiē yínglì móshì yě nányǐshíxiàn guīmó xìng fàngdà 。
Overnight “praising groups” became hot among Chinese netizens. Some people sought recognition and some people wanted to please their partners. Such paid praising services took off and many e-commerce platforms were launched online. However, in the industry's view, after all, these services for exaggerated or over the top compliments are only temporary. They can't really solve the problem of anxiety and lack recognition. Therefore it’ll be difficult to become a norm, with some of its current profit models to achieve scale expansion.
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