忽 然 hū rán suddenly / all of a sudden 顿 时 dùn shí immediately / suddenly 猛 然 měng rán suddenly / abruptly 猛 地 měng de suddenly 突 然 间 tū rán jiān suddenly 骤 然 zhòu rán suddenly / abruptly 蓦 然 mò rán suddenly / sudden 忽 地 hū de suddenly 蓦 地 mò de suddenly / unexpectedly 陡 然 dǒu rán suddenly / unexpectedly / abruptly / precipitously / stumbling 倏 地 shū de swiftly / suddenly 恍 然 huǎng rán suddenly (understand sth) / in a flash 倏 然 shū rán (literary) suddenly 忽 而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) 冷 不 防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations 霍 然 huò rán suddenly / quickly 猝 然 cù rán suddenly / abruptly 倏 忽 shū hū (literary) suddenly 顿 然 dùn rán suddenly / abruptly 勃 然 bó rán suddenly / abruptly / agitatedly / excitedly / vigorously 猛 可 měng kě suddenly / in an instant 忽 to neglect / to overlook / to ignore / suddenly 俄 suddenly / very soon 猛 ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome 霍 suddenly 勃 flourishing / prosperous / suddenly / abruptly 骤 sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4] 陡 steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly 咋 loud noise / shout / suddenly 乍 at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling 蓦 leap on or over / suddenly 猝 abruptly / suddenly / unexpectedly 奄 suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround 遽 hurry / fast / suddenly 溘 suddenly 芴 (old) vaguely / suddenly 魆 beguile / suddenly 冷 不 丁 lěng bu dīng suddenly / by surprise 佹 almost succeed / crafty / suddenly 欻 suddenly 一 霎 眼 yī shà yǎn suddenly / in an instant 溘 然 kè rán suddenly 猛 丁 měng dīng suddenly 猛 不 防 měng bù fáng suddenly / unexpectedly / taken by surprise / at unawares 猛 乍 měng zhà suddenly / unexpectedly 率 然 shuài rán hastily / rashly / suddenly 蓦 地 里 mò dì lǐ suddenly / unexpectedly 欻 suddenly / also pr. [hu1] 对 了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... 崛 起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) 突 发 tū fā to burst out suddenly / sudden outburst 跳 出 tiào chū to jump out / fig. to appear suddenly 突 如 其 来 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly 恍 然 大 悟 huǎng rán dà wù to suddenly realize / to suddenly see the light 奇 兵 qí bīng troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush) 变 脸 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc 闪 出 shǎn chū to flash / to sparkle / to appear suddenly 突 起 tū qǐ to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out 亮 出 liàng chū to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc) 暴 发 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) 惊 觉 jīng jué to realize suddenly / to wake up with a start 猝 死 cù sǐ to die suddenly 豁 然 开 朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) / to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment 灵 机 一 动 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave 顿 觉 dùn jué to feel suddenly / to realize abruptly 乍 现 zhà xiàn to appear suddenly 忽 闻 hū wén to hear suddenly / to learn of sth unexpectedly 骤 变 zhòu biàn to change suddenly / to change abruptly 茅 塞 顿 开 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom) / a sudden flash of insight and all is clear 暴 毙 bào bì to die suddenly 幡 然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) 猛 醒 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to wake up to the truth / to suddenly awake from sleep 勃 兴 bó xīng to rise suddenly / to grow vigorously 枯 木 逢 春 kū mù féng chūn lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve 暴 卒 bào zú die of sudden illness / die suddenly 勃 然 变 色 bó rán biàn sè to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc 崛 地 而 起 jué dì ér qǐ lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom) / sudden emergence of prominent new feature 一 跃 而 起 yī yuè ér qǐ to jump up suddenly / to bound up / to rise up in one bound 翻 然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) / also written 幡然[fan1 ran2] 嘎 然 gā rán (onom.) screech of a sudden stop / suddenly stop (of sounds) / crisply and clearly (of sounds) 特 起 tè qǐ to appear on the scene / to arise suddenly 突 发 奇 想 tū fā qí xiǎng suddenly have a thought (idiom) / suddenly be inspired to do something 窜 红 cuàn hóng to become suddenly popular / suddenly all the rage 齌 怒 jì nù to suddenly become extremely angry 猛 省 měng xǐng to realize suddenly / to suddenly recall 图 穷 匕 见 tú qióng bǐ xiàn lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom) / fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent 猝 逝 cù shì to die suddenly
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