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忽然 Pronunciation and Pinyin

忽然 Usage and Examples

suddenly

all of a sudden

忽然发出一声巨响,还冒出一股烟。

All of a sudden there was a terrific bang and a flash of smoke.

一只狗忽然嚎叫起来,对月长嗥。

A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon.

The characters in 忽然

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忽
hū8suddenly, neglect, tiny
然
rán12thus, so, yes

More words starting with 忽

  • hū忽shào哨whistle, to whistle
  • hū忽dì地suddenly; all of a sudden
  • hū忽wēi微minute, infinitesimal
  • hū忽wēi微zhī之chù处Subtle details, Overlooked aspects
  • hū忽hū忽swiftly, rapidly
  • hū忽hū忽ér而guò过Time flies, passes quickly
  • hū忽you悠to fool, to trick
  • hū忽you悠le了deceived, fooled
  • hū忽míng明hū忽miè灭de的flickering, flashing
  • hū忽rán然jiān间Suddenly, All of a sudden
  • hū忽luè略ignore, disregard
  • hū忽luè略le了ignored, overlooked

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Questions about 忽然

What does 忽然 mean in Chinese?

忽然 (hū rán) means “suddenly, all of a sudden”.

How do you pronounce 忽然?

忽然 is pronounced hū rán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “suddenly” in Chinese?

“suddenly” is 忽然 (hū rán) in Chinese.

How is 忽然 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 忽然, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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