đột nhiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗo̰ʔt˨˩ ɲiən˧˧/
Central
/ɗo̰k˨˨ ɲiəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/ɗok˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧/
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suddenly
Adverb
suddenly
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
suddenly Numbers, Quantities, Units & Time
Suddenly; in a quick and unexpected way without warning.
vi Đột nhiên trời đổ mưa rào.
en Suddenly, it started to rain heavily.
Parts
đột / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 突然 / 突然
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Parts
đột / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 突然 / 突然
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 突然
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
突然
Candidates by syllable
đột
突（𦂽）
nhiên
然
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
đột nhập / đột ngột / xung đột / đột kích …
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Use
đột nhập / đột ngột / xung đột / đột kích …