突然

Chinese

to dash; to move forward quickly
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (突然)
simp. #(突然)

Pronunciation


Adjective

突然

  1. sudden; abrupt

Synonyms

Adverb

突然

  1. suddenly; abruptly
    突然起來突然起来   tūrán kū qǐlái   to burst into tears
    今天突然抑鬱 [MSC, trad.]
    今天突然抑郁 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān wǒ tūrán jiù yìyù le. [Pinyin]
    Today I suddenly started feeling depressed.
    突然轉身走開 [MSC, trad.]
    突然转身走开 [MSC, simp.]
    tūrán jiù zhuǎnshēn zǒukāi le. [Pinyin]
    He abruptly turned on his heel and walked away.
    突然發現我們好像 [MSC, trad.]
    突然发现我们好像 [MSC, simp.]
    tūrán fāxiàn wǒmen hǎoxiàng shàng le tā de dàng. [Pinyin]
    I suddenly discovered that we had been taken in by him.

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (突然):

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とつ
Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) つぜん [tòtsúzéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞t͡sɨᵝzẽ̞ɴ]

    Adjective

    (とつ)(ぜん) • (totsuzen) -na (adnominal (とつ)(ぜん) (totsuzen na), adverbial (とつ)(ぜん) (totsuzen ni))

    1. sudden

    Inflection

    Synonyms

    Adverb

    (とつ)(ぜん) • (totsuzen) 

    1. suddenly

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Adverb

    突然 • (doryeon) (hangeul 돌연)

    1. Hanja form? of 돌연 (suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; all of a sudden).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Adverb

    突然

    1. chữ Hán form of đột nhiên (suddenly).
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