突如其来

突如其來

tūrú-qílái

idiom HSK 7-9 #17,589

Meanings

1 to come unexpectedly
2 sudden and unforeseen
3 out of the blue

Characters

Examples

突如其来的暴风雨打乱了我们的计划。

Tūrúqílái de bàofēngyǔ dǎluàn le wǒmen de jìhuà.

The sudden storm disrupted our plans.

这个突如其来的消息让大家都很震惊。

Zhège tūrúqílái de xiāoxi ràng dàjiā dōu hěn zhènjīng.

This unexpected news shocked everyone.

Tips

memory

突 (sudden) + 如 (as if) + 其 (it) + 来 (comes) = it comes as suddenly as that — completely unexpected.

usage

突如其来 is almost always used as an attributive before a noun: 突如其来的变化/消息/灾难.

Stroke Order

突 tū

如 rú

其 qí

来 lái