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| Pronunciation |
: |
rán |
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| Meaning |
: |
- right; correct. (adj)
- so; like that. (adv)
- (Literary) however. (conjunction)
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| Radical |
: |
灬 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
然 |
| Usage |
: |
68.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
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|
: |
suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 4. |
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|
: |
sudden; suddenly; abruptly |
| 9. |
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: |
unexpectedly; to one’s surprise |
Sentences:
| 1. The car swerved to the right. |
| qì |
chē |
tū |
rán |
xiàng |
yòu |
zhuǎn |
。 |
| 汽 |
车 |
突 |
然 |
向 |
右 |
转 |
。 |
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| 汽车 |
: |
car |
| 突然 |
: |
suddenly |
| 向 |
: |
towards |
| 右 |
: |
right |
| 转 |
: |
turn |
|
| 2. The news took me by surprise. |
| tīng |
dào |
zhè |
xiāo |
xi |
wǒ |
gǎn |
dào |
tū |
rán |
。 |
| 听 |
到 |
这 |
消 |
息 |
我 |
感 |
到 |
突 |
然 |
。 |
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| 听 |
: |
listen |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 消息 |
: |
news |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 感 |
: |
feel |
| 突然 |
: |
sudden, surprise |
|
| 3. The truth suddenly dawned on me. |
| wǒ |
hū |
rán |
míng |
bai |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
忽 |
然 |
明 |
白 |
了 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 忽然 |
: |
suddenly |
| 明白 |
: |
understand; realize |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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| 4. I’m watching the news first, and I’ll have supper afterwards. |
| wǒ |
xiān |
kàn |
xīn |
wén |
， |
rán |
hòu |
chī |
wǎn |
fàn |
。 |
| 我 |
先 |
看 |
新 |
闻 |
， |
然 |
后 |
吃 |
晚 |
饭 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 先 |
: |
first |
| 看 |
: |
watch, look |
| 新闻 |
: |
news |
| 然后 |
: |
then |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 晚饭 |
: |
supper |
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| 5. Even though it’s raining, it’s not cold. |
| suī |
rán |
xià |
yǔ |
， |
dàn |
shì |
bù |
lěng |
。 |
| 虽 |
然 |
下 |
雨 |
， |
但 |
是 |
不 |
冷 |
。 |
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| 虽然 |
: |
although |
| 下雨 |
: |
raining |
| 但是 |
: |
but |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 冷 |
: |
cold |
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