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HSK
suddenly; all of a sudden
HSK 2
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
HSK 3
in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
HSK 5
to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)
HSK 5
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  *股* | 股* | *股
thigh / part of a whole; portion of a sum / (finance) stock; share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions
HSK 6
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  *猛* | 猛* | *猛
ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome
HSK 6
immediately; suddenly
HSK 7-9
to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power)
HSK 7-9
to occur suddenly
HSK 7-9
suddenly / abruptly
HSK 7-9
rapid; sudden
HSK 7-9
to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
HSK 7-9
sudden huge profits
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
HSK 7-9
suddenly; abruptly
HSK 7-9
sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
HSK 7-9
to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly
HSK 7-9
to make a sudden turn
HSK 7-9
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  *陡* | 陡* | *陡
steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly
HSK 7-9
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave
HSK 7-9
to jump up suddenly / to bound up / to rise up in one bound
suddenly
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  *霍* | 霍* | *霍
(literary) suddenly
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  *突* | 突* | *突
to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2]
suddenly / by surprise
sudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave
(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once; suddenly
suddenly have a thought (idiom) / suddenly be inspired to do something
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  *倏* | 倏* | *倏
sudden / abrupt / Taiwan pr. [shu4]
suddenly
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  *蹲* | 蹲* | *蹲
(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
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  *忽* | 忽* | *忽
to neglect / to overlook / to ignore / suddenly
lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
to die suddenly
to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out
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  *勃* | 勃* | *勃
flourishing / prosperous / suddenly / abruptly
to become suddenly popular / suddenly all the rage
troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
sudden clap of thunder / fig. surprising turn of events
with a sudden shock, bang etc
to tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle; prick; sting; stab of pain
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  *俄* | 俄* | *俄
suddenly / very soon
to trend / to get popular quickly / sudden heat wave (weather)
sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so / after all
all of a sudden / hurriedly
to be prompted by a sudden impulse / carried away by a whim / to have a brainstorm
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  *骤* | 骤* | *骤
sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4]
to die suddenly
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  *蓦* | 蓦* | *蓦
leap on or over / suddenly
suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)
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  *猝* | 猝* | *猝
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
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  *芴* | 芴* | *芴
(old) vaguely / suddenly
sudden movement of a corpse (superstition) / fig. sudden torrent of abuse
to change suddenly; to change abruptly
to appear suddenly
(literary) suddenly
sudden change / mutation
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive
suddenly
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  *遽* | 遽* | *遽
hurry / fast / suddenly
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
(literary) all of a sudden
lofty; towering / sudden; abrupt
lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
suddenly / sudden
with all one's might / with sudden force / violently / to slam
(literary) suddenly
to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent)
suddenly / now (..., now...)
suddenly; abruptly
lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC) (idiom) / fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
sudden big stride forward
to feel suddenly / to realize abruptly
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  *暴* | 暴* | *暴
sudden / violent / cruel / to show or expose / to injure
unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death
suddenly / quickly
to rise suddenly / to grow vigorously
(onom.) thump; clunk (e.g. of footsteps or impact); (fig.) a sudden emotional jolt; heart skipping a beat
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  *戄* | 戄* | *戄
to fear / to be in awe / sudden glance
to die suddenly
to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc
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  *霎* | 霎* | *霎
all of a sudden / drizzle
a sudden, violent flood / flash flood
suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment
suddenly / abruptly / agitatedly / excitedly / vigorously
suddenly / unexpectedly / abruptly / precipitously / stumbling
muffled thunder / (fig.) sudden shock / blow
sudden idea / flash of thought
suddenly; abruptly
suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) / also written 幡然
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  *魆* | 魆* | *魆
dim; dark / sudden / surreptitious / Taiwan pr. [xu4]
unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations
suddenly (perceive) / confused; vague; distracted
(TCM) sudden strong emotions attacking the heart, leading to faints etc / (fig.) to fly into a fit of anger
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  *佹* | 佹* | *佹
(literary) perverse; unreasonable / (literary) eccentric; enigmatic / (literary) by chance; all of a sudden
sudden attack of a serious illness
to die of sudden illness; to die suddenly

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