突然
tū rán
suddenly
The Chinese word '突然' is used to convey the same meaning as 'suddenly' in English. It is typically used to express the unexpectedness or abruptness of an event or action.
Example sentences using: 突然
突然之间，她笑了起来。
tū rán zhī jiān, tā xiào le qǐ lái.
Suddenly, she started to laugh.
The phrase explains a situation where a woman starts to laugh unexpectedly.
我突然觉得很孤独。
wǒ tū rán jué de hěn gū dú.
Suddenly, I felt very lonely.
This phrase describes an abrupt feeling of loneliness.
他突然停止说话。
tā tū rán tíng zhǐ shuō huà.
He suddenly stopped talking.
The phrase talks about a situation where someone stops talking unexpectedly.
突然，门铃响了。
tū rán, mén líng xiǎng le.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
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他突然变得很安静。
tā tū rán biàn de hěn ān jìng.
He suddenly became very quiet.
This phrase illustrates a scenario where someone unexpectedly becomes quiet.
他突然病了。
tā tū rán bìng le.
He suddenly fell ill.
This sentence describes a situation where someone falls ill unexpectedly.
突然下起了大雪。
tū rán xià qǐ le dà xuě.
It suddenly started to snow heavily.
The sentence depicts a scene where heavy snow starts falling unexpectedly.
他们突然大笑起来。
tā men tū rán dà xiào qǐ lái.
They suddenly started to laugh loudly.
The phrase outlines a situation where a group of people start to laugh loudly all of a sudden.
她突然流泪了。
tā tū rán liú lèi le.
She suddenly started crying.
This phrase describes an abrupt situation where a woman starts to cry.
飞机突然失去控制。
fēi jī tū rán shī qù kòng zhì.
The airplane suddenly lost control.
The sentence talks about a sudden situation where an airplane loses control.