突然间

突然間
tūránjiān
adverb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Tūránjiān xià qǐ le dàyǔ.
Suddenly it started pouring.
HSK 6
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