突然
tū rán
HSK 3

How to write 突然 (tū rán) in Chinese

突然 (pinyin: tū rán, written "tu ran" or "turan") means sudden; abrupt; unexpected. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 突然.

Meaning

  • sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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Examples

周二下午,我突然意识到这周五的截止日期我赶不上了。
zhōu èr xià wǔ, wǒ tū rán yì shi dào zhè zhōu wǔ de jié zhǐ rì qī wǒ gǎn bú shàng le.
Tuesday afternoon, I suddenly realised I wasn't going to make this Friday's deadline.
有时候,生活突然给你一个小小的停顿,反而让你安静下来。
yǒu shí hou, shēng huó tū rán gěi nǐ yí ge xiǎo xiǎo de tíng dùn, fǎn ér ràng nǐ ān jìng xià lái.
Sometimes life suddenly hands you a small pause, and it makes you quiet down instead.
中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。
zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.
After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.
Learn 突然 in Lesson 3: How strange

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