突发

tū fā

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to occur suddenly

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 爆发 bào fā 爆发 bào fā to break out 爆发常与突发搭配使用，如突发事件爆发: to break out
• 意外 yì wài 意外 yì wài unexpected 意外可以作为名词或形容词，与突发的事件性质相关: unexpected

Synonyms

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• 突然 tū rán 突然 tū rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected 突然更强调出乎意料，突发更强调事件的突然发生: sudden; abrupt; unexpected

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“事件”搭配，构成“突发事件”，意为突然发生的、需要紧急应对的事件。

Common mistakes

不要将“突发”用作状语，例如不说“他突发来了”，应用“突然”代替。

Example Sentences

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突发 的情况让大家措手不及。

The sudden situation caught everyone off guard.

面对 突发 情况，他神色慌乱。

Facing the sudden situation, he looked flustered.

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Words Containing 突发

• 疾病突发 疾病突发 jí bìng tū fā: outbreak of illness
• 突发事件 突发事件 tū fā shì jiàn: emergency
• 突发奇想 突发奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng: suddenly have a thought (idiom)

Child Words of 突发

• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 发 发 fà: hair
• 突 突 tū: to dash