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突 (tū): To dash out — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 突

Suddenness or unexpectedness

Words describing something happening abruptly or without warning.

突然 • tū rán • suddenly • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 突

冲突 • chōng tū • clash; collide; conflict

HSK 6

chōng冲

tū

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

men们

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

yǒu有

chōng

Information

Pinyintū

Meaningto dash out; to protrude suddenly

Strokes9

Radical穴

Traditional突

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#569

Zhuyinㄊㄨ

UnicodeU+7A81

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穴cave

A dog (犬) suddenly rushing out from a cave (穴) — to dash out or burst forth unexpectedly.

tū突

rán然

suddenly

突发 • tū fā • to occur suddenly • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tū突

fā发

to occur suddenly

突兀 • tū wù • abrupt • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tū突

wù兀

abrupt

Breakthrough, protrusion, or attack

Words involving breaking through, sticking out, or making a sudden effort.

突破 • tū pò • break through; surmount • HSK 6

HSK 6

tū突

pò破

break through; surmount

突击 • tū jī • assault / attack / make a sudden effort • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tū突

jī击

assault / attack / make a sudden effort

突出 • tū chū • protruding; sticking out; outstanding • HSK 5

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tū突

chū出

protruding; sticking out; outstanding

突

clash; collide; conflict

突破口 • tū pò kǒu • Breakthrough / Opening

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tū突

pò破

kǒu口

Breakthrough / Opening

突如其来 • tū rú qí lái • Suddenly / Unexpectedly

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

Suddenly / Unexpectedly

冲

tū突

。

Their ideas are in conflict.

tā他

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

fēi非

cháng常

tū突

chū出

。

His performance is very outstanding.

tā他

tū突

rán然

chū出

xiàn现

zài在

wǒ我

miàn面

qián前

。

He suddenly appeared in front of me.

Jūn军

duì队

zài在

líng凌

chén晨

fā发

dòng动

le了

tū突

xí袭

。

The army launched a surprise attack at dawn.

wǒ我

men们

zài在

jì技

shù术

shàng上

qǔ取

dé得

le了

zhòng重

dà大

tū突

pò破

。

We made a major breakthrough in technology.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "tu".

兔tùrabbit; hare
途túroad, way, journey
图túpicture, diagram, map, plan
土tǔearth, soil, ground
秃tūbald; bare; barren
徒túdisciple, follower, or on foot

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "穴".

窦dòusurname; hole, burrow; corrupt
窖jiàopit, cellar
窥kuīto peep, to spy, to look through a small opening
穴xuécave, hole, cavity
窑yáokiln
窍qiàohole; aperture; key point

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