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Definitions

  1. 1. to dash
  2. 2. to move forward quickly
  3. 3. to bulge
  4. 4. to protrude
  5. 5. to break through
  6. 6. to rush out
  7. 7. sudden
  8. 8. Taiwan pr. [tú]

Example Sentences

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這兩個國家經常發生邊境衝
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Words Containing 突

突出
tū chū

prominent

突如其来
tū rú qí lái

to arise abruptly

突击
tū jī

sudden and violent attack

突然
tū rán

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

突发
tū fā

to occur suddenly

突破
tū pò

to break through

突破口
tū pò kǒu

breach

冲突
chōng tū

conflict

乳突
rǔ tū

mastoid process

乳突窦
rǔ tū dòu

mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)

人类乳突病毒
rén lèi rǔ tū bìng dú

human papillomavirus (HPV)

利害冲突
lì hài chōng tū

conflict of interest

唐突
táng tū

to be rude

地区冲突
dì qū chōng tū

local or regional confrontation

基因突变
jī yīn tū biàn

genetic mutation

小冲突
xiǎo chōng tū

skirmish

少突胶质
shǎo tū jiāo zhì

oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system

曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn

lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)

东突
dōng tū

East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group

东突厥斯坦
dōng tū jué sī tǎn

East Turkestan

东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动
dōng tū jué sī tǎn yī sī lán yùn dòng

East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

东突厥斯坦解放组织
dōng tū jué sī tǎn jiě fàng zǔ zhī

East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group

树突
shù tū

dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)

树突状细胞
shù tū zhuàng xì bāo

dendritic cell

武装冲突
wǔ zhuāng chōng tū

armed conflict

烟突
yān tū

chimney

狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū

the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts

异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ

to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)

疾病突发
jí bìng tū fā

outbreak of illness

相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī

sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

神经突
shén jīng tū

nerve process

神风突击队
shén fēng tū jī duì

kamikaze unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II)

突兀
tū wù

lofty or towering

突厥
tū jué

Turkic ethnic group

突厥斯坦
tū jué sī tǎn

Turkestan

突围
tū wéi

to break a siege

突尼斯
tū ní sī

Tunisia

突尼斯市
tū ní sī shì

Tunis, capital of Tunisia

突击检查
tū jī jiǎn chá

sudden unannounced investigation

突击步枪
tū jī bù qiāng

assault rifle

突击队
tū jī duì

commando unit

突击队员
tū jī duì yuán

commando

突泉县
tū quán xiàn

Tuquan county in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[xīng ān méng], east Inner Mongolia

突然间
tū rán jiān

suddenly

突发事件
tū fā shì jiàn

emergency

突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng

suddenly have a thought (idiom)

突破性
tū pò xìng

groundbreaking

突破瓶颈
tū pò píng jǐng

to make a breakthrough

突破点
tū pò diǎn

point of penetration (military)

突突
tū tū

(onom.) beating of the heart

突袭
tū xí

to raid; to storm

突触
tū chù

synapse

突触后
tū chù hòu

postsynaptic

突变
tū biàn

sudden change

突变株
tū biàn zhū

mutant

突变理论
tū biàn lǐ lùn

(math.) catastrophe theory

突起
tū qǐ

to appear suddenly

突起部
tū qǐ bù

bit sticking out

突显
tū xiǎn

conspicuous

突飞猛进
tū fēi měng jìn

to advance by leaps and bounds

置换突变
zhì huàn tū biàn

missense mutation

肢体冲突
zhī tǐ chōng tū

physical encounter

腰椎间盘突出
yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū

slipped disk

腰椎间盘突出症
yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū zhèng

herniated lumbar disk

蛙突
wā tū

batrachotoxin (BTX), poison from frogs

轴突
zhóu tū

axon

轴突运输
zhóu tū yùn shū

axonal transport

边境冲突
biān jìng chōng tū

border clash

错义突变
cuò yì tū biàn

missense mutation