突然

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

突然

  1. sudden; abrupt

Synonyms

Adverb

突然

  1. suddenly; abruptly
    突然哭起來/突然哭起来  ―  tūrán kū qǐlái  ―  to burst into tears
    今天我突然就抑鬱了。 [MSC, trad.]
    今天我突然就抑郁了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān wǒ tūrán jiù yìyù le. [Pinyin]
    Today I suddenly started feeling depressed.
    他突然就轉身走開了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他突然就转身走开了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā tūrán jiù zhuǎnshēn zǒukāi le. [Pinyin]
    He abruptly turned on his heel and walked away.
    我突然發現我們好像上了他的當。 [MSC, trad.]
    我突然发现我们好像上了他的当。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ 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
突 然
とつ
Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
突然 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    突(とつ)然(ぜん) • (totsuzen) -na (adnominal 突(とつ)然(ぜん)な (totsuzen na), adverbial 突(とつ)然(ぜん)に (totsuzen ni))

    1. sudden

    Inflection

    Synonyms

    Adverb

    突(とつ)然(ぜん) • (totsuzen) 

    1. suddenly

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    突然

    Adverb

    突然 • (doryeon) (hangeul 돌연)

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

    Vietnamese

    Hán tự in this term
    突然

    Adverb

    突然

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