忽然

Meaning(adverb)

suddenly; all of a sudden

Examples

• 天忽然下起雨来了。

  tiān hū rán xià qǐ yǔ lái le.

  It suddenly started to rain.

• 我忽然想起来，今天是她的生日。

  wǒ hū rán xiǎng qǐ lái, jīn tiān shì tā de shēng rì.

  I suddenly remembered that today is her birthday.

• 灯忽然灭了。

  dēng hū rán miè le.

  The light suddenly went out.

Easily confused

• 突然 — 忽然 is only an adverb; 突然 can also be an adjective: 这件事很突然 (not 很忽然).

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