HSK · Level 100
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Chinese word
骤然
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhòu rán
Meaning
- adverbsuddenly
Example
他骤然倒下了。tā zhòu rán dǎo xià le
He suddenly collapsed.
More examples
他的呼吸骤然停止，医生立即抢救。tā de hū xī zhòu rán tíng zhǐ yī shēng lì jí qiǎng jiù
His breathing abruptly stopped, and the doctor immediately gave him emergency treatment.
Core concept
Marks an event as arriving in a brief, forceful burst rather than by degrees.
Common phrases
骤然停止zhòu rán tíng zhǐ
abruptly stop
骤然消失zhòu rán xiāo shī
abruptly disappear
Similar words
突然tū rán: Describes something that happens suddenly and without warning.
忽然hū rán: Describes an event or change that suddenly occurs at a particular moment.
猛然měng rán: Describes movement or change that happens suddenly with great force and speed.
顿时dùn shí: Indicates that a new action or change happens immediately after an event.
Definition in Chinese
表示事情在很短的时间内突然发生或发生显著变化，程度通常较大，常作副词使用。biǎo shì shì qíng zài hěn duǎn de shí jiān nèi tū rán fā shēng huò fā shēng xiǎn zhù biàn huà chéng dù tōng cháng jiào dà cháng zuò fù cí shǐ yòng
Word origin
骤 (zhòu, "rapid") originally described a horse moving fast, and 然 (rán, "in this way") turns that image into a description of how an event occurs.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this adverb has a written, report-like feel and is especially common in news, narration, and descriptions of marked changes.
Other meanings
- abruptlyadverb
- unexpectedlyadverb
Opposites
- 渐渐jiàn jiàngraduallyadverb