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CHINESE CHARACTER

tū

突

突

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sudden; dash

Numbered pinyin
tu1
English meanings
sudden; abrupt; to dash; to protrude; chimney

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tiānqì天气tūrán突然biàn变lěng冷le了。

    The weather suddenly turned cold.

  2. 02

    tā他tūpò突破le了yǐqián以前de的jìlù记录。

    He broke the previous record.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 突然
  • 突出
  • 突破
  • 冲突
  • 突击