突然间

突然間
tūránjiān
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 suddenly
  2. 2 all at once; in an instant

Examples

Tū rán jiān xià qǐ le dà yǔ.
Suddenly it started pouring.
Tā tū rán jiān xiǎng qǐ le shénme, zhuǎn shēn jiù zǒu.
He suddenly remembered something, turned around, and left.

Tips

usage
Slightly more vivid and dramatic than plain 突然 (tūrán). The (jiān, 'within/instant') adds a 'in that very moment' flavor — useful when you want to slow the reader down at the pivot of a story. 突然 is the safer everyday default.

Stroke Order

rán
jiān