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猛然

suddenly

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

meng3ran2 • měngrán

Meaning

Primary

suddenly

Alternatives

abruptly

Mnemonic

猛然 Suddenly is used to describe an event that 猛 fiercely occurs when least expected, 然 so it is considered very sudden.

Usage

车子 猛然 停住 了。

The car suddenly stopped.

他 猛然 站 起来 了。

He suddenly stood up.

门 猛然 被 打开。

The door was suddenly opened.

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