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突 tū

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 3
Radical
穴
Type
Ideograph
Made of 穴犬 ⿱穴犬

Memory hint: A dog 犬 rushing out of a cave 穴

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  1. 天气突然变冷了。
    Tiānqì tūrán biàn lěng le.
    The weather suddenly turned cold.
    weather suddenly turn cold (particle)
  2. 你怎么突然来了？
    Nǐ zěnme tūrán lái le?
    Why did you suddenly show up?
    you why suddenly come (particle)
  3. 我们别突然改变计划吧。
    Wǒmen bié tūrán gǎibiàn jìhuà ba.
    Let's not suddenly change the plan.
    we don't suddenly change plan (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这件事一点儿也不突然。
    Zhè jiàn shì yìdiǎnr yě bù tūrán.
    This matter isn't sudden at all.
    this (measure) matter a-little also not sudden
  5. 昨天晚上突然下起了大雨。
    Zuótiān wǎnshang tūrán xià qǐ le dàyǔ.
    Last night it suddenly started raining heavily.
    yesterday evening suddenly rain up (particle) heavy-rain

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