突然间

突然間
tūránjiān
adverb

Meanings

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

Examples

Tūránjiān xià qǐ le dàyǔ.
Suddenly it started pouring.
Tā tūránjiān xiǎngqǐ le shénme, zhuǎnshēn jiù zǒu.
He suddenly remembered something, turned around, and left.

Tips

usage
Slightly more vivid and dramatic than plain 突然. The ('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