突然

tūrán

adverb HSK 3 #726

Meanings

1 suddenly; unexpectedly
2 sudden; abrupt

Characters

so; like that (-ly suffix)

Examples

突然下雨了。

Tūrán xià yǔ le.

It suddenly started raining.

他突然不说话了。

Tā tūrán bù shuōhuà le.

He suddenly stopped talking.

突然有人敲门。

Tūrán yǒu rén qiāo mén.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door.

Stroke Order

突 tū

然 rán