突然

tūrán

adverb HSK 3 #726

Meanings

1 suddenly; unexpectedly
2 sudden; abrupt

Characters

so; like that (-ly suffix)

Examples

HSK 1

突然下雨了。

Tūrán xià yǔ le.

It suddenly started raining.

HSK 1

他突然不说话了。

Tā tūrán bù shuōhuà le.

He suddenly stopped talking.

HSK 5

突然有人敲门。

Tūrán yǒu rén qiāo mén.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door.

Stroke Order

突 tū

然 rán