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突 (dat6) — abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly in Cantonese

datˍ₆突
Mandarin Pinyin: tu1

Meaning of 突

nounabruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
nounprotrude; project; stick/jut out
nounchimney
noundash forward; break through; charge
nounchug (sound of running engine)
nounpit-a-pat (sound of heart beating)

Example Sentences with 突

我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.
我突然好攰，等我瞓一下。
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.
dat6jin4gaan1突sikˍ₆然gam3do1間mong1gwo2,食ngoˏ₅咁gok3dak1多keoiˏ₅芒houˊ²果，leu4keu4我覺得佢好𠺫𠵇
I think he's very strange, suddenly eating all those mangoes like that.
datˍ₆突jinˎ₄然tingˎ₄停din6,電，ngoˏ₅我samˉ¹心fongˉ¹慌fongˉ¹慌。
The power suddenly went out, I felt uneasy.
keoiˏ₅佢datˍ₆突jinˎ₄然louˍ₆露haaiˍ₆械
He suddenly revealed his weapon.
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Words Containing 突

突發事件dat6 faat3 si6 gin2
a sudden or unexpected event
睜眉突眼zang1 mei4 dat6 ngaan5
to glare at; look at indignantly with eyes wide open
突擊任務dat6 gik1 jam6 mou6
a rush job
衝突cung1 dat6
conflict; clash; contention
小衝突siu2 cung1 dat6
skirmish
突出dat6 ceot1
prominent; sticking out; to give prominence to | Also written as '凸出'
突擊dat6 gik1
to make a sudden and violent attack; to assault; to conduct a blitzkrieg; to storm
打突兀daa2 dat6 ngat6
to be shocked; to be startled; to be amazed | Mand.: 吃驚
核突wat6 dat6
難看
突擊步槍dat6 gik1 bou6 coeng1
assault rifle
突飛猛進dat6 fei1 maang5 zeon3
to progress rapidly; to advance by leaps and bounds
利益衝突lei6 jik1 cung1 dat6
conflict of interest

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