suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
literaryDescribes an event happening quickly and unexpectedly, often with a sense of dramatic change or surprise. Slightly more literary than '突然'.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
zhòu骤
rán然
yī一
jīng惊
。
Upon hearing the news, he was suddenly startled.
Zhǎng掌
shēng声
zhòu骤
rán然
xiàng像
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
bān般
xiǎng响
qǐ起
lái来
。
Applause suddenly erupted like a storm.
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Tiān天
qì气
zhòu骤
rán然
dà大
biàn变
，
xià下
qǐ起
le了
bīng冰
báo雹
。
The weather changed abruptly, and it started to hail.
Tā他
zhòu骤
rán然
tíng停
xià下
jiǎo脚
bù步
，
zhuǎn转
shēn身
lí离
kāi开
。
He stopped abruptly and turned to leave.