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突发

tū fā

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 突發

突发 (tū fā) means "to occur suddenly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 突发 means

1. to occur suddenly

The characters in 突发

• 突tūto dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

Words starting with 突发

• 突发奇想tū fā qí xiǎngsuddenly have a thought (idiom); suddenly be inspired to do something
• 突发事件tū fā shì jiànemergency; sudden occurrence

Sounds the same

Read tū fā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 秃发a branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people

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