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忽然

hū rán · hu ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. suddenly; all of a sudden
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The wind and the hat

  1. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)还(hái)很(hěn)热(rè)，忽然(hūrán)就(jiù)刮风(guāfēng)了(le)！

    It was hot a moment ago, and suddenly there's wind!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)！

    Your hat!

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)飞(fēi)到(dào)树(shù)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Oh no! My hat flew into the tree!

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)，我(wǒ)去(qù)找(zhǎo)一根(yīgēn)长(cháng)棍子(gùnzi)。

    Don't worry. I'll find a long stick.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)在(zài)下面(xiàmiàn)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    OK! I'll wait below.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！风(fēng)忽然(hūrán)又(yòu)来(lái)了(le)，帽子(màozi)回(huí)到(dào)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)了(le)！

    Look! The wind suddenly came back, and the hat is in your hand again!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)忽(hū)然(rán)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)了(le)我(wǒ)死(sǐ)去(qù)的(de)妈(mā)妈(ma)。

I suddenly thought of my dead mother.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

忽(hū)然(rán)天(tiān)气(qì)转(zhuǎn)为(wéi)多(duō)云(yún)。

All of a sudden, it became cloudy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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忽
hū

to neglect; to overlook

然
rán

correct; right

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