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What is the difference between 突然 and 忽然 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 突然 and 忽然 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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忽然 is more poetic. It also has a feeling of "like a shadow" which 突然 does not have.
一个人突然出现了
A person suddenly appears
一个人忽然出现了
A person suddenly appears like a shadow
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@Ling_Soh
1、词性不同
“突然”是形容词,可受副词修饰,还能作属定语、谓语、补语;“忽然”是副词,不能受副词修饰,只能作状语。
2、词义不同
“突然”表示事情发生得很急促,突如其来,令人觉得很意外,一时无法应付;“忽然”表示猝然,表示情况发生得迅速而又出人意料。
3、程度不同
“忽然”意外程度较小;“突然”的意外程度较大。
4、用处不同
“突然”用于谓语或主语前面都常见;“忽然”用在谓语前面居多,用在主语前面较少。
相同点:“突然”和“忽然”都用在出乎意料的情况下。
口语中 突然 常用
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@Jogechi thank you for your detailed explanation. Could you give me some examples when to use 忽然
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