乍然
Chinese
| for the first time; suddenly | so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (乍然) | 乍 | 然 | |
| simp. #(乍然) | 乍 | 然 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhàrán
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˋ ㄖㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhàrán
- Wade–Giles: cha4-jan2
- Yale: jà-rán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jahran
- Palladius: чжажань (čžažanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
乍然
- (literary) suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
Synonyms
- 一下 (yīxià)
- 一下子 (yīxiàzi)
- 一舉 / 一举 (yījǔ)
- 一頭 / 一头 (yītóu)
- 倏忽 (literary)
- 卒爾 / 卒尔 (cù'ěr) (literary)
- 忽地 (hūdì)
- 忽然 (hūrán)
- 𢫦𢫦風 / 𢫦𢫦风 (Hakka)
- 暫 / 暂 (zàn) (literary)
- 猛 (měng)
- 猝然 (cùrán)
- 猛然 (měngrán)
- 猝爾 / 猝尔 (cù'ěr) (literary)
- 突然 (tūrán)
- 突然間 / 突然间 (tūránjiān)
- 豁然 (huòrán) (literary)
- 遽然 (jùrán) (literary)
- 陡 (dǒu) (literary, or in compounds)
- 陡然 (dǒurán)
- 霍然 (huòrán)
- 頓 / 顿 (literary)
- 頓然 / 顿然 (dùnrán)
- 驀地 / 蓦地
- 驀然 / 蓦然 (mòrán) (formal)
- 驟然 / 骤然 (zhòurán) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of 突然 (“suddenly”) [map]