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忽然 (hū rán): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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忽然 (hū rán): Suddenly (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

忽然 consists of 2 characters.

suddenly; neglect

correct; to be so; like that

How to Use 忽然 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 忽然 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith变化

hū忽

rán然

de的

biàn变

huà化

neutral

sudden change

Adverb + Verb

hū忽

rán然

xià下

yǔ雨

neutralSpoken

Idiomwith之间

hū忽

rán然

zhī之

jiān间

Example Sentences with 忽然

tiān天

hū忽

rán然

xià下

qǐ起

le了

dà大

suddenly rain

hū忽

rán然

xiǎng想

qǐ起

neutral

suddenly remember

neutral

all of a sudden

yǔ雨

。

It suddenly started to rain heavily.

tā他

hū忽

rán然

xiào笑

le了

。

He suddenly smiled.

tā他

zhèng正

kāng慷

kǎi慨

jī激

áng昂

dì地

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

，

hū忽

rán然

bèi被

yí一

zhèn阵

jí急

cù促

de的

diàn电

huà话

líng铃

shēng声

dǎ打

duàn断

le了

。

He was giving an impassioned speech when he was suddenly interrupted by a series of urgent phone rings.

Show 6 More Sentences

huì会

yì议

jìn进

xíng行

dào到

yí一

bàn半

，

zhǔ主

xí席

hū忽

rán然

tí提

chū出

yí一

gè个

jí极

jù具

zhēng争

yì议

xìng性

de的

yì议

tí题

。

Halfway through the meeting, the chairperson suddenly raised a highly controversial topic.

tiān天

qì气

hū忽

rán然

biàn变

lěng冷

le了

，

jì记

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

wèi为

shén什

me么

hū忽

rán然

chén沉

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

hū忽

rán然

gǎi改

biàn变

zhǔ主

wǒ我

men们

zhèng正

liáo聊

dé得

kāi开

xīn心

，

tā他

hū

zhèng正

dāng当

wǒ我

men们

yǐ以

wéi为

xiàng项

mù目

huì会

shùn

de

得

duō多

chuān穿

yī衣

fú服

。

The weather suddenly turned cold, remember to wear more clothes.

mò默

bù不

yǔ语

，

shì是

yǒu有

shén什

me么

xīn心

shì事

ma吗

？

Why did you suddenly fall silent just now? Is something bothering you?

yì意

，

ér而

shì是

jīng经

guò过

shēn深

sī思

shú熟

lǜ虑

cái才

zuò做

de的

jué决

dìng定

。

He did not suddenly change his mind; rather, it was a decision made after careful consideration.

忽

rán然

xiǎng想

qǐ起

hái还

yǒu有

zhòng重

yào要

de的

shì事

qíng情

yào要

zuò做

。

We were chatting happily when he suddenly remembered he had something important to do.

顺

lì利

jìn进

xíng行

shí时

，

zī资

jīn金

liàn链

què却

hū忽

rán然

duàn断

liè裂

le了

。

Just when we thought the project would proceed smoothly, the funding chain suddenly broke.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 忽然.

Words with 忽

忽悠hū you
忽略hū luè
忽视hū shì
疏忽shū hu
忽冷忽热hū lěng hū rè
忽高忽低hū gāo hū dī

Words with 然

虽然……但是……suī rán ……dàn shì ……HSK 2
当然dāng ránHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
突然tū ránHSK 3
仍然réng ránHSK 4
既然jì ránHSK 4
然而rán érHSK 4
竟然jìng ránHSK 4