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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


車子 猛然 停住 了。

The car suddenly stopped.

他 猛然 站 起來 了。

He suddenly stood up.

門 猛然 被 打開。

The door was suddenly opened.

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