rán

HSK 2
common

Meaning of 忽然

忽然 means suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly. Pronounced hū rán. HSK 2.

  • suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

Definitions & Examples

zhèng
yào
chū
 
rán
xià
lái
le
 

He was just about to go out when it suddenly started raining heavily.

Dēng
guāng
rán
quán
miè
le
 
fáng
jiān
piàn
hēi
 

The lights suddenly all went out, leaving the room in complete darkness.

rán
xiǎng
jīn
tiān
yǒu
zhòng
yào
de
huì
 

She suddenly remembered there was an important meeting today.

rán
 
cóng
yuǎn
chù
chuán
lái
zhèn
guài
de
shēng
yīn
 

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the distance.

Tiān
gāng
cái
hái
hǎo
hǎo
de
 
zěn
me
rán
jiù
guā
fēng
le
 

The weather was fine just a moment ago, how did it suddenly start blowing so hard?