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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 突然

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
突然 tū rán - sudden; abrupt; unexpected

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 3 726 565 325

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
突 tū- to dash
- to move forward quickly
- to bulge
- to protrude
- to break through
- to rush out
- sudden
- Taiwan pr. [tu2]
然 rán- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly

Other Words Containing 突然

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
突然 3 3 726 565 325