rán

common
literary

Meaning of 猝然

猝然 means suddenly; abruptly; without warning. Pronounced cù rán.

  • suddenly; abruptly; without warning

Definitions & Examples

Shì
rán
shēng
 
suǒ
yǒu
rén
dōu
méi
yǒu
zhǔn
bèi
 

The accident happened suddenly; no one was prepared.

rán
zhuǎn
shēn
 
liǎn
shàng
chū
jīng
de
biǎo
qíng
 

He turned around abruptly, revealing a look of surprise on his face.

shī
de
shì
ràng
wén
huà
jiè
rán
zāo
shòu
sǔn
shī
 

The master's passing caused the cultural world to suffer a sudden, huge loss.

shì
jié
wěi
de
fǎn
zhuǎn
lái
de
rán
 
ràng
zhě
jiǔ
jiǔ
néng
píng
jìng
 

The twist at the end of the story came so abruptly that the reader was left unsettled for a long time.