突然 (dat6 jin4 | tu2 ran2 (Taiwan), tu1 ran2 (PRC)) : suddenly

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突然

dat6 jin4

tu2 ran2 (Taiwan), tu1 ran2 (PRC)

suddenly (can also be 突然間 or 突然之間)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 6,670,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

突然

This word was added by claw on 19th Jul 2004 15:47 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

突 dat6 duk1 - suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
然 jin4 - yes, correct; nevertheless

3 compounds containing this word:

突然之間 - suddenly
突然間 - suddenly
Common Formations:
突然拔槍 - to whip out a gun

Showing all 3 examples containing 突然

我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。粵
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

我突然好攰，等我瞓一下。粵
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

突然間食咁多芒果，我覺得佢好𠺫𠵇粵
I think he's very strange, suddenly eating all those mangoes like that.
[Lit. suddenly eat so many mangoes, I think he very strange.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 突然

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