陡然

dǒurán
  1. suddenly
  2. unexpectedly
  3. abruptly
  4. precipitously
  5. stumbling

CEDICT

suddenly; abruptly

Wiktionary

突然。《老残游记．第二回》：「那王小玉唱到极高三四叠后，陡然一落，又极力骋其千迴百折的精神。」也作「斗然」、「抖然」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 陡 dǒu
  1. steep
  2. precipitous
  3. abrubtly
  4. suddenly
  5. unexpectedly
2 然 rán
  1. correct
  2. right
  3. so
  4. thus
  5. like this
  6. -ly

Related entries

一霎眼 yīshàyǎn
  1. suddenly
  2. in an instant
俄 é
  1. suddenly
  2. very soon
最后，俄狄蒲斯回答了。

Finally, Oedipus replied.

Source: Tatoeba

倏忽 shūhū (literary) suddenly
倏然 shūrán (literary) suddenly
冷不丁 lěngbudīng
  1. suddenly
  2. by surprise
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