How to pronounce tu ran (突然) in Chinese
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突然
tū rán
Characters & meanings
sudden (in 突然)
so; thus (in 然后, 突然)
Common mistake
High + rising (1-2): tū holds level with a strong aspirated t, then rán climbs on the retroflex r-buzz — don't let the "suddenness" rush the level first syllable.
Example sentence
突然下雨了。
Tūrán xiàyǔ le.
It suddenly started to rain.
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