Meaning
sudden; suddenly
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 骤 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 步骤bù zhòuprocedure; step
- 骤然zhòu ránsuddenly; abruptly
- 暴风骤雨bào fēng zhòu yǔviolent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
- 骤变zhòu biànto change suddenly; to change abruptly
- 骤死zhòu sǐsudden death (play-off in sporting competition)
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Example Sentence
天气骤然变冷，大家都加了衣服。Tiān qì zhòu rán biàn lěng, dà jiā dōu jiā le yī fu.The weather suddenly turned cold, and everyone added clothes.
天气Tiān qìweather骤然zhòu ránsuddenly变biànto change冷lěngcold，大家dà jiāeveryone都dōuall加jiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大)了le(completed action)衣服yī fuclothes。