突然 tū rán ㄊㄨ ㄖㄢˊ dat6 jin4 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- sudden; abrupt; unexpected
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 突 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
突
- 突兀 tū wù ㄊㄨ ㄨˋ dat6 ngat6 lofty; towering
- 突出 tū chū ㄊㄨ ㄔㄨ dat6 ceot1 prominent
- 突击 突擊 tū jī ㄊㄨ ㄐㄧ dat6 gik1 sudden and violent attack
- 突发 突發 tū fā ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ dat6 faat3 to occur suddenly
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
Show 15 more words with 突
- 冲突 衝突 chōng tū ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄨ cung1 dat6 conflict
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái ㄊㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 to arise abruptly
- 乳突 rǔ tū ㄖㄨˇ ㄊㄨ jyu5 dat6 (anatomy) mastoid process
- 唐突 táng tū ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄨ tong4 dat6 to be rude
- 搪突 táng tū ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄨ tong4 dat6 variant of 唐突
- 东突 東突 Dōng Tū ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄨ dung1 dat6 East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group
- 树突 樹突 shù tū ㄕㄨˋ ㄊㄨ syu6 dat6 dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
- 烟突 煙突 yān tū ㄧㄢ ㄊㄨ jin1 dat6 chimney
- 突厥 Tū jué ㄊㄨ ㄐㄩㄝˊ dat6 kyut3 Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent; (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia
- 突围 突圍 tū wéi ㄊㄨ ㄨㄟˊ dat6 wai4 to break a siege
- 突泉 Tū quán ㄊㄨ ㄑㄩㄢˊ dat6 cyun4 see 突泉县
- 突突 tū tū ㄊㄨ ㄊㄨ dat6 dat6 (onom.) beating of the heart
- 突袭 突襲 tū xí ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˊ dat6 zaap6 to raid; to storm
- 突触 突觸 tū chù ㄊㄨ ㄔㄨˋ dat6 zuk1 synapse
然
- 不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 not so
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
Show 15 more words with 然
- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
Idioms with these characters
- 狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄣ ㄕˇ ㄊㄨ long4 ban1 ci2 dat6 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
Show 7 more idioms with 然
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
Example sentences
-
灯 燈 突然 灭 滅 了 。
Suddenly, the light went out.
-
她 突然 出名 了 。
She suddenly became famous.
-
天 突然 转 轉 阴 陰 了 。
All of a sudden the sky became overcast.
-
他 突然 发言 發言 了 。
All at once, he spoke out.
-
我 突然 想到 你 。
I'm thinking about you.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.