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悬念

suspense

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xuan2nian4 • xuánniàn

Meaning

Primary

suspense

Alternatives

suspenseful

Mnemonic

悬念 Suspense is felt when you feel like everything else in your life is 悬 suspended because you are so focused on what will happen next that you don't because you don't want 念 to miss it.

Usage

这 本 书 充满 悬念。

This book is full of suspense.

这 部 电影 的 悬念 太 多 了。

The suspense of this movie is too much.

悬念 保持 了 观众 的 兴趣。

The suspense kept the audience's interest.