huǎng
rán

common
formal

Meaning of 恍然

恍然 means suddenly understand; have a sudden realization. Pronounced huǎng rán.

  • suddenly understand; have a sudden realization

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
le
de
jiě
shì
 
cái
huǎng
rán
 

After listening to his explanation, I suddenly understood.

huǎng
rán
 
yuán
lái
shì
nòng
cuò
le
shí
jiān
 

He suddenly realized he had gotten the time wrong.

Kàn
dào
zhè
ge
zhèng
 
jiā
dùn
shí
huǎng
rán
 

Upon seeing this evidence, everyone suddenly understood.