Meaning
to dash; to move forward quickly
Chinese: 突然、突出或猛冲。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tu” becomes a different word in each tone. 突 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 突然tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
- 突出tū chūprominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude
- 突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
- 冲突chōng tūconflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests)
- 突发tū fāto occur suddenly
Example Sentence
天空突然下起了大雨。Tiān kōng tū rán xià qǐ le dà yǔ.It suddenly started to rain heavily.
天空Tiān kōngsky突然tū ránsudden下xiàbelow起qǐto rise了le(completed action)大雨dà yǔheavy rain。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
穴 (a hole/cave) plus 犬 (a dog): a dog bursting out of a hole — ‘sudden, abrupt; to dash, charge, break through; to protrude, stick out’ (突然, 突出, 冲突).
A way to remember it
A dog (犬) bursting from a hole (穴) — sudden; to protrude.