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突然间

tū rán jiān

3-character word Traditional 突然間

What 突然间 means

1. suddenly

The characters in 突然间

• 突tūto dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge
• 然ráncorrect; right; so
• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space

Example sentences

• 突然间，鸦雀无声。
  Tūrán jiān, yāquèwúshēng.
  Suddenly, everything fell silent.
• 突然间，玛丽和我孤身一人。
  All of a sudden, Mary and I were alone.
• 突然间她开始用尖锐的声音大喊。
  Tūránjiān tā kāishǐ yòng jiānruì de shēngyīn dàhǎn.
  All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.
• 你身体一直非常好，怎幺突然间住医院了？
  Your body was always very healthy; why are you suddenly in the hospital?
• 当我把100日元放进自动贩卖机并按下按钮要买一罐咖啡的时候，突然间四罐咖啡掉了下来！
  Dāng wǒ bǎ 100 Rìyuán fàngjìn zìdòng fànmàijī bìng ànxià ànniǔ yào mǎi yī guàn kāfēi de shíhou, tūránjiān sì guàn kāfēi diào le xiàlai!
  When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine, four cans dropped down all at once!