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懸念

suspense

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xuan2nian4 • xuánniàn

Meaning

Primary

suspense

Alternatives

suspenseful

Mnemonic

懸念 Suspense is felt when you feel like everything else in your life is 懸 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

這 本 書 充滿 懸念。

This book is full of suspense.

這 部 電影 的 懸念 太 多 了。

The suspense of this movie is too much.

懸念 保持 了 觀眾 的 興趣。

The suspense kept the audience's interest.