How to say “break out suddenly” in Chinese
break out suddenly
“Break out suddenly” in Chinese is 突发, tū fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
突发 is read tū fā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 穴 “burrow”; below, 犬 “dog”: a dog bursts out of its burrow.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “突发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 突发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 遇到突发情况首先要保持冷静yùdàotūfāqíngkuàng,shǒuxiānyàobǎochílěngjìngIn an emergency, the first thing is to stay calm.
More words from the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “break out suddenly” in Chinese?
“Break out suddenly” in Chinese is 突发, pinyin tūfā.
What does 突发 mean?
突发 (tūfā) means “break out suddenly”.
How do you write 突发?
突发 is 2 characters: 突 (tū) — suddenly; burst out; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 突发?
突发 is read tūfā. Tones: tū — first tone, fā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“break out suddenly” in the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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