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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tū | tu1
English translation
to dash
to move forward quickly
to bulge
to protrude
to break through
to rush out
sudden
Taiwan pr. [tú]
sudden, abrupt, unexpected

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Adverbial adjective / 副形词 Fùxíng cí

Learning hint

A dog  quǎn rushing out of a cave  xué

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

穴犬

Explanation

Depicts a dog ( quǎn ) running out of a cave ( xué ).

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Zhōu 青山 Qīng shān 突起 tū qǐ , yòu Gāo yòu dǒu .

All around it rose , high and steep, the green hills.

dāng kuài yún 突然 tūrán biàn Lěng shí , jiù 降雨 jiàng yǔ huò 降雪 jiàng xuě .

Rain or snow falls when a cloud is cooled suddenly.

这个 zhè ge 男人 nán rén téng 突然 tūrán 大叫起来 qǐlai .

The man howled out in pain.

突然 tūrán bèi tàn zhào dēng 照中 ér 暴露无遗 bào lù wú yí .

He was suddenly caught in the full beam of a searchlight.

星期四 Xīng qī sì 下午 xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn yǒu 两堂 shì 冲突 chōngtū de .

There is a clash between two classes at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
突然 tūrán sudden突然 tūrán
突破 tūpò to break through突破 tūpò
突出 tūchū prominent突出 tūchū
冲突 chōngtū conflict衝突
to dash
突发 tū fā sudden outburst突發
突击 tū jī assault突擊
突袭 tū xí surprise attack突襲
突变 tū biàn mutation突變
突击队 tū jī duì commando unit突擊隊
突如其来 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly突如其來
唐突 táng tū to be rude唐突 táng tū
突然间 tū rán jiān suddenly突然間
突围 tū wéi to break a siege突圍
突起 tū qǐ projection突起 tū qǐ
突厥 Tū jué Turkic ethnic group突厥 Tū jué
突飞猛进 tū fēi měng jìn to advance by leaps and bounds突飛猛進
突尼斯 Tū ní sī Tunisia突尼斯 Tū ní sī
突兀 tū wù lofty or towering突兀 tū wù
突显 tū xiǎn conspicuous突顯
异军突起 yì jūn tū qǐ to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)異軍突起
突触 tū chù synapse突觸

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