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悬念 (xuán niàn): Suspense (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

悬念 consists of 2 characters.

to hang, suspend

to read aloud; attend school; think of

How to Use 悬念 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

jiě解

kāi开

xuán悬

niàn念

neutral

resolve the suspense

liú留

xià下

xuán悬

niàn念

neutral

leave a suspense

chōng充

mǎn满

xuán悬

niàn念

neutral

full of suspense

zhì制

zào造

xuán悬

niàn念

neutral

create suspense

Adjective + Nounwith巨大

jù巨

dà大

de的

xuán悬

niàn念

Example Sentences with 悬念

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

yǒu有

xuán悬

niàn念

neutral

great suspense

。

This story has suspense.

zhè这

bù部

xuán悬

yí疑

jù剧

de的

xuán悬

niàn念

céng层

céng层

dì递

jìn进

，

zhí直

dào到

zuì最

hòu后

yí一

kè刻

cái才

jiē揭

xiǎo晓

。

The suspense in this mystery drama builds up layer by layer, only revealing the truth at the very last moment.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

duì对

bǐ比

sài赛

de的

jié结

guǒ果

méi没

yǒu有

yì一

sī丝

xuán悬

niàn念

ma吗

？

Don't you have even a bit of suspense about the outcome of the match?

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diàn电

yǐng影

jié结

wěi尾

de的

xuán悬

niàn念

ràng让

guān观

zhòng众

hěn很

qī期

dài待

xù续

jí集

。

The suspense at the end of the movie makes the audience look forward to the sequel.

tā他

yuǎn远

fù赴

hǎi海

wài外

qiú求

xué学

，

fù父

mǔ

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

qíng情

jié节

háo毫

wú无

xuán

xiǎo小

shuō说

zuò作

zhě者

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

shè设

zhì置

xuán

jìn尽

guǎn管

dǎo导

yǎn演

shì试

tú图

yíng营

zào造

xuán悬

niàn

母

xīn心

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

duì对

tā他

de的

xuán悬

niàn念

。

He went abroad to study, and his parents' hearts are filled with concern for him.

悬

niàn念

，

guān观

zhòng众

men们

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

cāi猜

dào到

liǎo了

jié结

jú局

。

The plot of this movie has no suspense at all; the audience quickly guessed the ending.

悬

niàn念

，

xī吸

yǐn引

dú读

zhě者

yì一

zhí直

dú读

xià下

qù去

。

The novel author skillfully creates suspense to keep readers engaged.

念

，

dàn但

guò过

yú于

fù复

zá杂

de的

xiàn线

suǒ索

fǎn反

ér而

xuē削

ruò弱

le了

xiào效

guǒ果

。

Although the director tried to create suspense, the overly complex clues actually weakened the effect.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 悬念.

Words with 悬

悬崖xuán yá
悬挂xuán guà
悬殊xuán shū
悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì

Words with 念

信念xìn niàn
念书niàn shū
念头niàn tou
怀念huái niàn
思念sī niàn
悼念dào niàn
想念xiǎng niàn
挂念guà niàn