dùn
rán

common

Meaning of 顿然

顿然 means suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden. Pronounced dùn rán.

  • suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
le
lǎo
shī
de
huà
 
dùn
rán
xǐng
 

Upon hearing the teacher's words, he suddenly saw the light.

Dēng
shàng
dǐng
fēng
 
dùn
rán
jué
zhōu
wéi
shān
tóu
ǎi
le
jié
 

Upon reaching the summit, I suddenly felt the surrounding peaks had shrunk.

Zhēn
xiàng
bái
shí
 
dùn
rán
 

When the truth came out, he was suddenly speechless.

wán
shǒu
shī
 
xīn
zhōng
dùn
rán
shēng
chū
gǎn
dòng
 

After reading that poem, a feeling of being moved suddenly arose in my heart.

zhèn
lěng
fēng
chuī
lái
 
dùn
rán
gǎn
dào
hán
 

A gust of cold wind blew, and I abruptly felt a bone-chilling cold.