忽然

hūrán

adverb HSK 2 #6,583

Meanings

1 suddenly

Characters

suddenly; to neglect

Examples

忽然下雨了。

Hūrán xiàyǔ le.

It suddenly started raining.

他忽然站了起来。

Tā hūrán zhàn le qǐlái.

He suddenly stood up.

我忽然想起一件事。

Wǒ hūrán xiǎngqǐ yí jiàn shì.

I suddenly remembered something.

Tips

usage

忽然 and 突然 both mean 'suddenly'. 忽然 is slightly more literary; 突然 can also be an adjective.

Stroke Order

忽 hū

然 rán