Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

陡然

dǒurán

ㄉㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ

  1. 1suddenly
  2. 2unexpectedly
  3. 3abruptly
  4. 4precipitously
  5. 5stumbling
Example

道路從這裡開始陡然上升。

dàolù cóng zhèlǐ kāishǐ dǒurán shàngshēng

The road starts to suddenly rise from here.

Keep 陡然 and it comes back until you know it.

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