HSK 3

突然 meaning in Chinese

tūrán

Without tone marks: turan

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

adjective

Example

狮子突然向训练员扑了过去。

shīzi tūrán xiàng xùnliàn yuán pū le guòqù.

Suddenly the lion came at his trainer.

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