忽然

hū rán · hu ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. suddenly; all of a sudden

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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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