突然

tūrán

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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  • 突出tūchūprominentB5
  • 冲突chōngtūconflictB6
  • 突发tūfāto occur suddenlyB6
  • 突破tūpòto break throughB6
  • 突击tūjīsudden and violent attackB7
  • 突破口tūpòkǒubreachB7
  • 突如其来tūrú-qíláito arise abruptlyB7

See it in sentences

突然下大雨了,快回家!

It suddenly started raining hard, hurry home!

他突然站起来走了。

He suddenly stood up and left.