Chinese word dictionary

陡然

dǒu rán · suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly

Word information

Simplified陡然
Traditional陡然
Pinyindǒu rán
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 陡然

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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