悬念

懸念

xuánniàn

noun HSK 7-9 #13,332

Meanings

这部电影充满了悬念。

Zhèbù diànyǐng chōngmǎn le xuánniàn.

This movie is full of suspense.

比赛结果没有什么悬念。

Bǐsài jiéguǒ méiyǒu shénme xuánniàn.

There's no suspense about the result of the match.

usage

没有悬念 (no suspense) is commonly used to describe a predictable outcome. In literary contexts, 设置悬念 means 'to create suspense'.

悬 xuán

念 niàn