突 tū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
突发
tūfā
sudden, unexpected
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 面对突发事件，学校必须及时通知家长并保护学生安全。 Miànduì tūfā shìjiàn, xuéxiào bìxū jíshí tōngzhī jiāzhǎng bìng bǎohù xuéshēng ānquán. When facing a sudden incident, the school must promptly inform parents and protect students' safety.
- 他在路上突发疾病，被路人送到了医院。 Tā zài lùshang tūfā jíbìng, bèi lùrén sòng dào le yīyuàn. He suddenly fell ill on the road and was taken to the hospital by passers-by.
- 突发的停电让整个小区都暗了下来。 Tūfā de tíngdiàn ràng zhěnggè xiǎoqū dōu àn le xiàlai. A sudden power cut left the whole neighbourhood in the dark.
Related words
- 突出 tūchū outstanding; prominent
- 突然 tūrán suddenly
- 冲突 chōngtū conflict
- 突破 tūpò to break through
- 突击 tūjī launch a sudden attack; make a concentrated effort
- 突破口 tūpòkǒu breakthrough point; opening
- 突如其来 tūrúqílái sudden; unexpected
- 突兀 tūwù abrupt; out of place; jutting
- 出发 chūfā to set out
- 发 fā to send; to hand out
- 发现 fāxiàn to discover; to find
- 头发 tóufa hair