Meaning of 突如其来
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tūrúqílái
- to arise abruptly
- to arrive suddenly
- happening suddenly
突如其来 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我不喜欢突如其来的拜访。
I'm not a fan of surprise visits.
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突 tū · sudden · 9 strokes
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如 rú · as · 6 strokes
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其 qí · his · 8 strokes
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 突如其来.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 其他 | qítā | other; (sth or sb) else |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 带来 | dàilái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 原来 | yuánlái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first |
Questions about 突如其来
What does 突如其来 mean?
突如其来 (tūrú-qílái) means "to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly".
How do you write 突如其来?
突如其来 is made of 4 characters: 突 (9 strokes), 如 (6 strokes), 其 (8 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 突如其来 an HSK word?
Yes. 突如其来 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 突如其来 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 突如其来 is written 突如其來.