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The Chinese word huran - 忽然 - hūrán
(suddenly in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
hūrán
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English translations
suddenly,
all of a moment
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of hūrán are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 忽然 ( huran / hūrán ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Huran xia qi le dayu.
Hūrán xià qǐ le dàyǔ.– English translation: Suddenly it started pouring.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
suddenly | but
忽然 ( huran / hūrán ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 57)
忽然 ( huran / hūrán ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 57)
More words that mean suddenly in Chinese
tūrán ( 突然 )
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