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忽然 and 突然: suddenly
Original Chinese study material with English explanations. Simplified Chinese with pinyin; beginner, intermediate and advanced are editorial difficulty labels.
忽然 (hūrán) and 突然 (tūrán) can introduce a sudden event. 突然 can also work as an adjective describing something as sudden.
天忽然黑了。
Tiān hūrán hēi le.
It suddenly became dark.
这个消息很突然。
Zhège xiāoxi hěn tūrán.
This news is very sudden.
忽然 is not normally used in the adjective pattern 很忽然. Their shared English translation does not make every construction interchangeable.
Try it
Complete “It happened very suddenly”: 这件事很___。
- 突然
- 忽然
- 刚才
Answer and explanation
突然. 突然 can be used as an adjective after 很.