突 tū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
突如其来
tūrúqílái
sudden; unexpected
Characters in this word
如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
其 qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 一场突如其来的大雨把我们的野餐计划全毁了。 Yì chǎng tūrúqílái de dàyǔ bǎ wǒmen de yěcān jìhuà quán huǐle. A sudden heavy rain ruined our entire picnic plan.
- 突如其来的变化让全家人一时不知怎么办。 Tūrúqílái de biànhuà ràng quánjiārén yīshí bù zhī zěnme bàn. The sudden change left the whole family at a loss for what to do.
- 面对突如其来的提问，她冷静地作了回答。 Miànduì tūrúqílái de tíwèn, tā lěngjìng de zuòle huídá. Facing an unexpected question, she answered calmly.
Related words
- 突出 tūchū outstanding; prominent
- 突然 tūrán suddenly
- 冲突 chōngtū conflict
- 突破 tūpò to break through
- 突发 tūfā sudden, unexpected
- 突击 tūjī launch a sudden attack; make a concentrated effort
- 突破口 tūpòkǒu breakthrough point; opening
- 突兀 tūwù abrupt; out of place; jutting
- 比如 bǐrú for example
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example
- 不如 bùrú not as good as; better to
- 例如 lìrú for example