"all of a sudden" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 突然

Definition

表示某事突然且意外地发生，没有任何预兆。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，常在讲故事或叙述中使用，意思与“突然”类似。通常位于句首或动作前。不适用于正式书写。

Examples

All of a sudden, it started to rain.

**突然**，开始下雨了。

The lights went out all of a sudden.

灯**突然**就灭了。

All of a sudden, the dog started barking.

**突然**，狗开始叫了起来。

We were just talking when all of a sudden the phone rang.

我们正在聊天，**突然**电话响了。

Everything seemed normal, but then, all of a sudden, he left the room.

一切都很正常，然后**突然**他就离开了房间。

She was feeling fine and then, all of a sudden, she got dizzy.

她原本感觉很好，结果**突然**就头晕了。